Helmut Marko admits Adrian Newey’ ‘experience and knowledge’ would’ve helped Red Bull get out of ongoing F1 rut

Red Bull was only able to manage a seventh and eighth place starting position for the 2024 Italian Grand Prix.

Helmut Marko admits Adrian Newey’ ‘experience and knowledge’ would’ve helped Red Bull get out of ongoing F1 rut

Helmut Marko and Adrian Newey (images via IMAGO)

The Red Bull F1 team is no longer the most dominant outing under the ground-effect era. After losing out on the Dutch GP by a margin of 22.9 seconds, Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez once again struggled during yesterday’s Monza qualifying session, the duo ended up behind McLaren, Mercedes, and Ferrari.

In light of this, Red Bull’s Helmut Marko has made a major statement. Marko has admitted that had their star aerodynamicist Adrian Newey still been around, he would have immensely helped the outfit get out of its ongoing F1 rut.

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While Newey is still associated with Red Bull since his May announcement, he is no longer actively involved in the activities within the team.

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Newey is no longer fully involved in the process. That is a factor we have to look at, but we have a broad base. It's true that his experience and knowledge could certainly have helped in this situation.
Helmut Marko via Sky Germany

The 81-year-old has left no stone unturned in acknowledging the value Newey brought to Red Bull in his role. The latter has been involved with F1 for over 20 years and is seen by many as one of the best aerodynamicists the sport has ever seen.

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Red Bull eyeing to pounce on ‘overtaking’ opportunities in Italian GP

While Helmut Marko has reminisced about the importance of Adrian Newey in Red Bull’s difficult time, the former is expecting some big overtakes from his drivers in Monza. Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez are slated to start their Italian GP exploits from P7 and P8.

Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez
Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez (Via: Imago)
Thank goodness this is Monza, where you can overtake. I don't think anyone can pull away. Not even the two McLaren cars, unless they do a great slipstreaming game and don't fight each other. But not everything is lost, unless we have the same performance in the race, then it looks bad.
Helmut Marko via the same interview

The RB20 has proven a bit of a handful around the free-flowing Autodromo Nazionale Monza racing circuit. Verstappen was not at all pleased with the handling of the challenger during qualifying and considering this, Red Bull has an uphill battle ahead of them in the 53-lap Grand Prix.

However, keeping in view the might of Verstappen, anything is possible. The dash from the start to the first corner is quite long and this could act as the perfect opportunity for the 26-year-old to make up as many positions as possible. The target will be pretty much the same for Perez as well.

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