With Crimson Bull dominating the present F1 season, the opposition has been casting a important mild each on the efficiency of the crew and the place Max Verstappen’s type stacks up in an historic context.
Solutions from Lewis Hamilton that Verstappen’s roll of victories had been achieved with out as strong a team-mate challenge as he had confronted in his personal profession served to set off loads of debate on social media.
Moreover, Mercedes boss Toto Wolff induced some controversy after the Italian Grand Prix when he performed down the importance of Verstappen’s record-breaking tenth successive win – saying it was one thing just for Wikipedia.
Marko, who’s Crimson Bull’s motorsport advisor, advised that Mercedes’ feedback mentioned extra in regards to the perspective of the German producer and weren’t one thing that he was fussed about.
“That is the distinction [between Mercedes and ourselves],” he informed Autosport.
“We have a look at our crew to get the very best efficiency out of our personal crew, and we don’t fear about Mercedes so long as they aren’t a critical competitor for us.
“We simply have a look at our personal stuff. We do our greatest and we don’t make up all these sorts of tales like they’re doing.”
Christian Horner, Crew Principal, Crimson Bull Racing, Helmut Marko, Advisor, Crimson Bull Racing, in Parc Ferme after the race
Photograph by: Andy Hone / Motorsport Images
Marko’s remarks about Mercedes come after Verstappen advised the crew was not discovering it simple to simply accept defeat after years on the high of F1.
Talking on the Italian GP, he had mentioned: “I feel it’s extremely tough for Mercedes to take care of dropping. That is the issue you will have if you’ve received for thus a few years in fact.
“However, on the finish of the day, it’s a must to be real looking as nicely. If it isn’t doable [to win], then it isn’t doable. You’ve gotten to have the ability to admire what different groups are doing as nicely. We did that within the years when Mercedes dominated.
“Again then we simply mentioned to ourselves ‘we have now to work more durable’, as a result of at the moment we have been merely not ok in comparison with them.
“You may preserve saying that the issues we’re attaining in the intervening time are usually not that particular, or at the very least that’s most likely what they assume, however in the long run, you simply should deal with your self as a result of that’s the solely factor you may affect.”