Milk: Marko defends his star to Crash in Barcelona!

Milk: Marko defends his star to Crash in Barcelona!

Barcelona, Spanien - Helmut Marko, the head of the motorsport of Red Bull, defended Max Verstappen after a controversial collision with George Russell at the Grand Prix of Spain. According to Laola1, the telemetry showed that Verstappen went from the gas before accelerating again. After an overtaking attempt by Russell, the incident occurred in the first curve after a safety car phase when Russell braked too late and slipped into Verstappen, which then had to dodge.

Max Verstappen himself admitted that his behavior was not correct during the incident. According to a report by the New York Times he received a 10-Sekunden-penalty for the collision. Russell described the incident as "very intentionally" and questioned whether Verstappen should have received a harder punishment. The collision occurred with less than three rounds in the race, which was finally won by Oscar Piatri by McLaren.

Verstappen also faced another consequence: the stewards added three points to its Formula 1 super-license account, which increased its overall stand over 11 points in a period of 12 months. At the next event, another point could lead to a racing lock, which could increase the tensions in the upcoming races.

Verstappen in the context of Formula 1

Verstappen was not only in the news because of his recent problems. He has set up some records in the past, including most victories in a row during a season, 10 in 2023, as well as the biggest point lead of a world champion with 290 points. These statistics, as on wikipedia , illustrate its dominance in sport, even if he currently faces challenges that could influence his further course this season.

Regardless of the current difficulties, it remains exciting to see how Verstappen and Red Bull will hit the upcoming races. The emotions in the team are high, and Marko made it clear that unnecessarily many points were lost due to incidents and wrong decisions.