{"id":590641,"date":"2025-11-24T11:14:03","date_gmt":"2025-11-24T11:14:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/590641\/"},"modified":"2025-11-24T11:14:03","modified_gmt":"2025-11-24T11:14:03","slug":"mclaren-told-lando-norris-to-attack-max-verstappen-and-helmut-marko-found-it-very-funny","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/590641\/","title":{"rendered":"McLaren told Lando Norris to attack Max Verstappen, and Helmut Marko found it very funny"},"content":{"rendered":"

Red Bull motorsport advisor Helmut Marko had a laugh when McLaren<\/a> told Lando Norris<\/a> to attack the dominant Max Verstappen<\/a> during the Formula 1 Las Vegas Grand Prix.<\/p>\n

The four-time world champion won from second on the grid after overtaking poleman Norris at Turn 1<\/a>, as the McLaren driver went wide having defended the inside too aggressively.\u00a0<\/p>\n

George Russell<\/a> also overtook Norris at race start and then applied pressure on Verstappen, who withstood the attack from the Mercedes<\/a> driver before the Briton pitted on lap 17.<\/p>\n

Norris was next of the frontrunners to pit on lap 22, with Verstappen waiting until the 25th tour for a new set of tyres; the top three remained as it was following the pitstops.<\/p>\n

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Lando Norris, McLaren, Max Verstappen, Red Bull Racing<\/p>\n

Photo by: Patrick T. Fallon \/ AFP via Getty Images<\/p>\n

But Norris gathered pace in his next stint, which led to him overtaking Russell with 16 laps remaining, before being told \u201cwe\u2019re going to get Max\u201d who was leading by a few seconds.<\/p>\n

Verstappen was thus informed of McLaren\u2019s radio message and responded by setting the fastest lap, quickly increasing his advantage over Norris to finish 20.7s ahead.<\/p>\n

Although much of that advantage was down to the championship leader saving fuel across the final laps, Marko was still left amazed by Verstappen\u2019s response, claiming he was in full control.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cHe was able to easily maintain the pace of those behind him and therefore save the tyres,\u201d Marko told Sky Sports Germany.\u00a0\u201cWe also stayed out longer than everyone else.<\/p>\n

\u201cOf course, we knew the condition of the competitors\u2019 tyres and the funniest thing was the message that came from McLaren:\u00a0\u2018Attack Max, overtake him.\u2019 And then he hammered in one fastest lap after another, just to make things clear.<\/p>\n

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\u201cBut he did it with such confidence and ease. We had no problems at all. Lando had some issues at the end, because he was two or three seconds slower. Unfortunately, there was no one there who could capitalise on that.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut from the first lap… I wouldn\u2019t say [Max] won the start. He won the first corner and practically forced Norris into the mistake.\u201d<\/p>\n

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

Photo by: Mark Sutton \/ Formula 1 via Getty Images<\/p>\n

In his interview with written media, Marko then stated that it was \u201can unbelievable Max Verstappen show\u201d, and Red Bull boss Laurent Mekies was equally in awe of his driver.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think he had probably even more pace than what we have seen in the car,\u201d said Mekies.\u00a0 \u201cThere was a couple of times in the second stint where we asked him to increase the pace when Lando was pushing, and every time it was necessary, he increased the pace.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo I think all together it was masterclass from him, no question. On the race weekend, nobody had the proper preparations because the practice sessions were all disturbed by something or something else.<\/p>\n

\u201cTo be that strong on Sunday, tyre degradation, execution, race pace, I think it’s a big well done to Max for nailing it again.\u201d<\/p>\n

Vegas was Verstappen\u2019s sixth victory of the 2025 season, and because of McLaren\u2019s post-race double disqualification<\/a>, the Dutchman is 24 points behind championship leader Norris with two rounds remaining.<\/p>\n

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Lando Norris, McLaren<\/p>\n

Photo by: Bryn Lennon \/ Formula 1 via Getty Images<\/p>\n

He is also level on points with Piastri in second, which is a remarkable achievement considering how superior McLaren was at the start of the season.<\/p>\n

But Monza upgrades in September caused a Red Bull resurgence, and with four victories in the last seven grands prix, Verstappen remains in the title fight with Qatar and Abu Dhabi left to run.<\/p>\n

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\u201cIn terms of driving and what he does, I think he’s as good or better than everything we have seen,\u201d said Mekies.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere are many, many examples this year. Now we know we have suffered in the first part of the season. The guys have been doing an amazing job in managing to turn around the car.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd now that he’s able to fight again for the win, he does masterclass after masterclass, so that’s what it is.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe do what we always said we were doing: we take it race by race. A win is a win. It’s easy to forget how difficult it is to win. You need to get everything right, and that’s how we look at it.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cWe look at every single race. You cannot imagine a more different situation in Qatar compared to Vegas. Now everything is the opposite of Vegas, so we will reset and try to nail the weekend again.\u201d<\/p>\n

Additional reporting by Ronald Vording and Filip Cleeren<\/p>\n

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