Helmut Marko accuses Mercedes of hindering Red Bull F1 with Aston Martin & McLaren

As the season progressed, the championship battle between Mercedes and Red Bull only got tougher. In addition, Helmut Marko, Red Bull’s advisor, has also increased the frequency of his comments on rivals.

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Marko suggested that the German team use their army of customer teams against Red Bull. The Austrian claims if Mercedes doesn’t make the cut themselves, he’ll use McLaren and Aston Martin to damage Milton Keynes’ team.

“If it does not come from Mercedes itself, a team will be proposed that is close to Mercedes,” said Marko, as reported in Motorsport.

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“Once McLaren is pushed forward and then it’s Aston Martin again. “(Translated with Google Translate)

NURBURG, GERMANY – OCTOBER 11: Red Bull Racing Team Principal Christian Horner and Red Bull Racing Team Advisor Dr. Helmut Marko speaking on the starting grid before the F1 Eifel Grand Prix at the Nuerburgring in Nuerburg, Germany. (Photo by Peter Fox / Getty Images)

Helmut Marko on the ‘Flexi Wings’ from Mercedes

Since the weekend in Brazil, most of the talk about the F1 paddock has been Mercedes’ pace. And it’s only natural that their championship rival, Red Bull, led the discourse and pointed out what they thought was illegal practice.

It seems that Red Bull has targeted the Mercedes rear wing as the sole and sole factor behind its superior performance. Marko calls them “Flexi Wings,” something their rivals came up with when they realized they were lagging behind.

He said: “When Mercedes saw that we were the same or even faster, Flexi-Wings came first and then all sorts of other wrong arguments.”

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Marko explains that Red Bull viewed these actions as “unsporting” and has since focused on their rivals. He argues that since Mercedes are not used to being challenged, and since Red Bull has presented such a tough challenge, it all “fits together”.

As the season draws to a close, the intensity and tension for fans and teams alike are reaching new limits.

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However, one can only imagine what the condition of the Red Bull garage would look like if, God forbid, a McLaren or Aston Martin crashed into a Red Bull or worse – when the Mercedes rear wing was under pressure.

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