Red Bull dominates the season for Helmut Marko

In two parts. This season, Red Bull has shown two completely opposite faces. On one hand, the reliability issues that have plagued the cars sponsored by the energy drink brand. On the other hand, the domination of the two cars when mechanical failures do not affect them.

In Canada, Max Verstappen has once again increased his lead over his rival Charles Leclerc, who seemed to have a good start to the season. Yes, but the reliability that was lacking in Red Bull has passed to the Italian team, which benefits the Austrians.

Among the constructors, Red Bull is therefore well ahead with a 76-point lead over the prancing horse brand. This situation is not displeasing to the former F1 driver, Helmut Marko, who has joined the staff of the Austrian team.

The most important thing is to finish and avoid these reliability issues. We also had a sprint race, which helped us a lot in getting more points. We are on an incredible streak right now; usually in the first half of the season, we were always playing catch-up and now we are dominating. I have to say, when you win seven out of the first nine races, it’s domination,” he told our colleagues at Motorsport.com.

Unprecedented since the Vettel era.

Red Bull has been on an impressive momentum since 2013 and could be heading towards a new driver’s title, or even a new constructor’s title. The last one dates back to Sebastian Vettel’s last championship victory. But for that, it is necessary to monitor an important parameter on both cars.

« Reliability is always a concern when you have a car that is pushed to its limits. You can see it with Ferrari. The only ones who haven’t experienced any technical failures yet are Mercedes, but they had to ease off during some races due to overheating issues.

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On the last race, Sergio Perez was forced to retire due to a gearbox issue on his car. So even though the issues seem to have diminished, they are not completely gone.