The two title contenders Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen still have to choose a fourth engine this season, for which they will receive a starting penalty. And since the Dutchman has already suffered a starting penalty, Verstappen appears to be using the fourth engine in Sochi.
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At the Italian GP, when Hamilton left the pit lane, he found himself next to Verstappen. The title protagonists went wheel to wheel and made contact at Turn 2, which sent the Dutchman’s car into the air and over Hamilton’s car. Finally, the stewards of the Russian GP imposed a 3-start penalty on Max Verstappen for causing the accident.
And most recently, Red Bull advisor Helmut Marko indicated another starting penalty for Max Verstappen at the Russian Grand Prix.
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What did Helmut Marko say?
As quoted by Give Me Sport, Helmut Marko does not rule out the possibility that Red Bull could get a new engine for Max Verstappen before the Russian Grand Prix.
“That has not yet been decided. But I think that you can overtake pretty well in Sochi, ”said the team advisor from Milton-Keynes, Helmut Marko.
SPIELBERG, AUSTRIA – Red Bull Racing Team Principal Christian Horner, Red Bull Racing Team Advisor Dr. Helmut Marko and Renault Sport F1 Managing Director Cyril Abiteboul talk about the starting grid before the Formula 1 Grand Prix of Austria at the Red Bull Ring in Spielberg, Austria. (Photo by Mark Thompson / Getty Images)
“Sochi was a Mercedes track in the past, but this year we were competitive everywhere. So if everything fits together perfectly, we can also challenge Mercedes there. “
Hamilton has stopped giving Max Verstappen place after Silverstone: Christijan Albers
After a wheel-to-wheel battle on the first lap of the British Grand Prix, the two title contenders collided in the Copse corner, sending Max Verstappen into the tire barrier and out of the race with an impact of 51 g.
Former Formula 1 driver Christijan Albers believes that seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton was always the one who gave space to Verstappen until the British Grand Prix.
“If you look at Imola at the start of the race, you can also see that he is actually just pushing Hamilton outward. If you look closely at Barcelona, you are looking at exactly the same thing, ”said Christijan Albers.
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“If you look at Silverstone with the sprint race and the first corners as far as Copse. He takes the country road every time. And you can see that Hamilton has to keep paying in money and is more on the safe side. “
Formula 1 F1 – Great Britain Grand Prix – Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone, Great Britain – July 18, 2021. Red Bulls Max Verstappen leads at the start of the race ahead of Mercedes’s Lewis Hamilton REUTERS / Peter Cziborra.
“Lewis always gave Max the millimeters and centimeters, but at some point you have to draw a line. And that’s happened since Silverstone, ”concluded the former F1 driver.
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