Helmut Marko believes that such is his superiority, Max Verstappen would have received the Canadian Grand Prix even when he hadn’t been within the Purple Bull.
Whereas the three-time world champion prevailed within the ever altering situations, there remained a lot of ‘what ifs’, not least the failure to pit Lando Norris instantly after the Security Automobile or the pointless errors by George Russell.
Requested if his driver would have received, even when driving the McLaren or Mercedes, Marko advised Austria’s OE24: “Sure!
“Solely Max has the race overview and the boldness to step on the fuel when needed,” he added. “Other than that, our crew adopted completely the precise technique.”
Whereas Canada proved that McLaren can take the battle to Purple Bull regularly, it additionally lastly noticed Mercedes enter the body.
However, Ferrari, on a roll after Monaco and which was anticipated to dominate in Montreal, had a nightmare weekend, with neither driver seeing the chequered flag.
Nonetheless, the pendulum swing in latest races means that the walkover everybody was anticipating from Verstappen and his crew is unlikely to occur as McLaren, Ferrari and Mercedes ramp up the stress.
“It will not be a clear-cut story as a result of our automobile and our simulator have sure weaknesses,” stated Marko. “However we’re working laborious to rectify this.
“We have at all times realised that we cannot win each race,” he added. “It is good for us that the others cannot get any consistency. If every little thing goes usually for us, Max might be forward within the race.”
Additionally of concern to the Austrian is the grid penalty handed to Sergio Perez for driving his automobile in an unsafe situation, after dislodging his rear wing when he hit the boundaries.
Not desirous to danger Verstappen’s lead with a Security Automobile, the crew ordered the Mexican to return to the pits quite than abandon his automobile out on monitor.
“We’re not going to debate it anymore,” stated Marko, “we’ll recover from the three-place demotion.
“On the time, we did not know the way critical the injury was,” he added. “We could not see it with the digicam angle we had accessible and we wished Checo to proceed, as a result of something was attainable on this race. And also you by no means know the way a lot particles will fly off.
“Others have pushed round with extra elements hanging off,” he insisted. “Lewis Hamilton received as soon as at Silverstone on three wheels,” he added, referring to the 2020 British Grand Prix.
