REVEALED: The extraordinary amount Marko Mercedes blames for the cost of Red Bull F1

Red Bull is not the happiest constructor on the grid. The team went into the summer break and lost the lead to rivals at Mercedes. In addition, the team’s two major accidents were directly related to Mercedes. This means that the bills to repair this damage will be substantial; 3 million euros, to name a number.

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Helmut Marko describes the Red Bull season perfectly. “Up until the last two races, the first half of the season was positive, then everything came together negative.” The season went smoothly for the team, and then Silverstone happened. The team also hoped for a comeback in Hungary, which Valtteri Bottas literally wiped away.

Formula 1 F1 – Hungarian Grand Prix – Hungaroring, Budapest, Hungary – August 1, 2021, Mercedes Valtteri Bottas collides with Red Bull’s Sergio Perez Pool via REUTERS / Peter Kohalmi.

Marko explains Red Bull’s anger. “We have two defective engines [the actions of] Mercedes drivers and that means we have to take a hard blow financially. We have three million claims and that is an amount that we can no longer easily find. Such things can be decisive in the title fight. “

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This only fuels the team’s anger over the budget cap introduced this season; it could hinder Red Bull’s plans for the second half of the season.

Red Bull suffers a setback

Mercedes, the FIA, and the budget cap prove to be a mix of problems for the Milton Keynes outfit. Helmut Marko still has a problem with the penalty system.

Marko compares minor incidents to the financial blow Red Bull suffered. “Antonio Giovinazzi receives a stop-go penalty for driving too fast in the pit lane and Sebastian Vettel is disqualified for not having enough fuel in the tank, while the 0.3 liters in his tank would have been enough for checking.” [a fuel sample]. “

Formula 1 F1 – Great Britain Grand Prix – Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone, Great Britain – July 18, 2021 Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton and Red Bull’s Max Verstappen during the REUTERS / Peter Cziborra race.

He believes the penalties imposed by Mercedes show that a system review is the order of the day. “We have to ask ourselves whether the penalty system is justified after two mistakes by Mercedes. Maybe there should be other standards. “

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Marko concluded: “We have to see it differently and whether the drivers who caused it acted negligently and whether something can be arranged.”

Nevertheless, Red Bull will not be distracted by this setback in the battle for the top. They have a lot more at stake in the next phase. With Mercedes regaining its position, Red Bull will have to fight harder than ever until the final race in Abu Dhabi.

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