Marko: “Red Bull update? Right now you can recover half a second”

The great ex believes in a top weekend for Max. Red Bull will present itself at the home GP in Austria with an important ace to play in the race to convince Max Verstappen to stay in Red Bull, an objective perhaps even more important than competitiveness in 2026 even if it goes without saying that they are two parallel tracks. The FIA ​​elected the Red Bull combustion engine as the best engine, therefore not granting the ADUO to the Milton Keynes team. The fact that the RB22 has been overweight for now has had a negative impact on its performance at the start of the season and there is great curiosity to verify Red Bull’s possible step forward in the home race given that important updates will arrive on all the second tranche of the slimming treatment after the one already arrived in Miami. According to Helmut Marko, in this phase marked by a new regulation, an update can really turn the cards on the table: “The updates are certainly more effective in this phase of the regulation, you can even gain half a second – said Marko when reached by the newspaper Kleine Zeitung – for the first time Red Bull will be close to the weight limit and therefore could also be in contention for the victory. I hope that Verstappen can compete for the top positions, Mercedes remains favourites, but has already had two technical knockouts, which is rather strange.”

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2026-06-24 16:30:00