Max Verstappen aims for another miracle in F1 finale

In a title that is inactive wide open, each eyes are connected the finale, and Helmut Marko does not fell his content that Max Verstappen tin propulsion disconnected different miracle. 

There are 4 contention weekends near until the extremity of the season, 2 of which are sprint races, and the spread betwixt Lando Norris and Verstappen aft the Mexican Grand Prix is ​​36 points. This means that the existent four-time satellite champion indispensable marque up an mean of 9 points per play to instrumentality to the top. A hard task, but not impossible, the Austrian believes.

"We judge successful it. We person the volition and the chance," Marko told Sport.de. 

He besides recalled akin situations from the past: "In 2010, we became champions successful the past race, the aforesaid happened successful 2012. And successful 2021, Max won the rubric connected the past lap." 

Marko describes the existent concern arsenic a "small miracle" that lone the Dutchman tin propulsion off. After the Dutch Grand Prix, Verstappen trailed then-leader Oscar Piastri by 104 points, and with a bid of wins and podiums, helium has reduced the spread to conscionable 40 points, and present to 36. 

“He has already delivered immoderate outstanding drives,” Marko stressed, adding that returning to the apical would beryllium “incredibly sensational.”

Mexico

Red Bull did not person an perfect play successful Mexico; Verstappen finished 5th successful qualifying, but worked his mode up to 3rd successful the race. Although helium failed to adjacent the points gap, the information that helium is inactive successful the crippled shows his perseverance and consistency. Marko believes that the Dutchman’s acquisition and intelligence spot volition play a cardinal relation successful the finale: 

“Now it’s each a question of having nerves of alloy and driving without mistakes. The nuances volition decide.” 

Although the roadworthy to a 5th rubric is highly difficult, Red Bull’s sports advisor believes that achieving specified a turnaround would beryllium a sporting masterpiece. 

"If Max manages to implicit this comeback, it would beryllium thing that Formula 1 does not remember," concluded Marko.