'Max once again made the difference...'
Red Bull adviser Helmut Marko believes Max Verstappen has the ability to drive “practically faultlessly” – something his “main rival” for the F1 2024 title Lando Norris “can’t do yet.”Norris cut a frustrated figure after the race, with the McLaren driver left to rue a poor start from pole position which saw him drop to third – behind Verstappen and early leader George Russell – at the first corner.
The British driver also fell agonisingly short at last month’s Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, where Verstappen held off a late charge by Norris to win by 0.725 seconds.Despite his latest near miss, Norris’s fifth podium in six races saw him move ahead of Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc into second in the Drivers’ standings, albeit with a 69-point deficit to Verstappen, ahead of this weekend’s Austrian Grand Prix.
“In Spain, Verstappen didn’t have the fastest car and he didn’t start from pole position, but he still managed to take the win thanks to an incredible overtaking manoeuvre on George Russell on the third lap. Norris defended aggressively against Verstappen off the line in Barcelona, edging the Red Bull on to the grass on the charge towards Turn 1 before Russell swooped around the outside of both to take the lead.
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