Red Bull Racing it is clear: Sergio “Chico” Perez became his Priority from now until the end of the 2022 F1 season. That was once Max Verstappen secured first place In the Drivers World Cup By winning the Japanese GPNow the Austrian team has set itself the goal Closing the campaign with one action – two And this is where Tapatio is key.

This is how he made it known Helmut Markosenior advisor Red Bull Racingwho highlighted that The team has never managed to put their talents down On the 1st and 2nd place in the World Drivers’ Championshipa situation that seems obvious at the end of the season, given the fact that Checo is in second place with 253 points against 252 from Charles Leclerc.

“We need to make sure we keep this great team together.. Obviously, that will depend on the competitiveness of our opponents. but personally I think we will get more wins and more titles.

“When you win, you always want to improve everything. Now we have it We won six drivers’ titles, but we’ve never had a double in the drivers’ standings. I’m sure Max can score 13 wins or maybe even 14, but For us, the most important thing is that we get second place for Chico Perez in the World Cup‘, shown Helmut Marko In an interview with “Servus TV”.

Praise for Verstappen

Helmut Marko He did not hesitate to recognize a talent Max Verstappen For the perseverance he has shown this season, which Earned him to win the drivers’ title when still Four Grand Prix left for cumming (United States of America. , MexicoAnd the Brazil s Abu Dhabi).

At the start of the season, Max said it would take 33 or 36 races to catch Ferrari in order, but Fortunately we did it faster. Our improved reliability has been critical, but It is necessary to emphasize the excellent performance of Max. counselor pointed Red Bull.