{"id":224999,"date":"2025-06-29T21:45:14","date_gmt":"2025-06-29T21:45:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/224999\/"},"modified":"2025-06-29T21:45:14","modified_gmt":"2025-06-29T21:45:14","slug":"red-bull-concedes-f1-title-fight-over-after-verstappen-austrian-gp-crash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/224999\/","title":{"rendered":"Red Bull concedes F1 title fight over after Verstappen Austrian GP crash"},"content":{"rendered":"

Red Bull advisor Helmut Marko has conceded defeat in the Formula 1 world championship after Max Verstappen<\/a> was taken out of the Austrian Grand Prix<\/a> by Andrea Kimi Antonelli<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Verstappen was struck by Antonelli on the opening lap and dumped out of the race and now trails championship leader Oscar Piastri<\/a> by 61 points.<\/p>\n

Piastri finished second, behind his McLaren<\/a> team-mate Lando Norris<\/a>, as the papaya-coloured team flexed its superior pace advantage.<\/p>\n

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And Marko believes the gap is now too much for Verstappen to make up in the 13 remaining rounds this season – unless Red Bull is able to find a way to catch up.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve got some updates coming over the next two races, but this was a performance that, I\u2019d almost say… yes, it forces us to write off the championship,\u201d Marko told Austrian TV ORF.<\/p>\n

When asked if he was being serious, Marko added: \u201cWith this kind of gap and unless we manage to catch up soon enough to win on merit, I mean, how many points is Max trailing now?<\/p>\n

\u201cLooking at McLaren\u2019s performance; they only had a dip in Canada, when they needed new parts. That\u2019s not something we can rely on happening again. So no, it doesn\u2019t look good.<\/p>\n

\"Helmut <\/p>\n

Helmut Marko, Red Bull Racing, Max Verstappen, Red Bull Racing<\/p>\n

Photo by: Red Bull Content Pool<\/p>\n

\u201cUnfortunately, it\u2019s both, the time gap and the 60-point margin, which is nearly equivalent to three race wins. That\u2019s incredibly difficult to recover.\u201d<\/p>\n

Red Bull boss Christian Horner also admitted the championship had become a two-horse race: \u201cMcLaren, you can see how they’re racing each other, they’ve got a cushion to the rest of the field, for us we just focus one race at a time.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe don’t even think about championships, we just focus on the next race at Silverstone and what can we achieve there.<\/p>\n

\u201cI still believe that we have strength and depth in this team and unfortunately we haven’t seen the performance come that we would like.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWe’re at the end of a set of regulations. I think we are compromised by some of the tools that we have, but it’s the same fundamental group of people that 18 months ago had designed a car that won every single grand prix by one. They didn’t suddenly just become idiots overnight.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo, you have to acknowledge the great job that McLaren is doing, and congratulations to them.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut for us, it’s just about working harder, because everybody’s working incredibly hard. It\u2019s just working smarter. And let’s see over the next few races.\u201d<\/p>\n

In this article<\/p>\n

Ben Hunt\n<\/p>\n

Formula 1\n<\/p>\n

Max Verstappen\n<\/p>\n

Red Bull Racing\n<\/p>\n

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