Pink Bull Advisor Helmut Marko believes that Max Verstappen’s Components 1 teammates ought to deal with maximizing their efficiency, fairly than making an attempt to beat the Dutch.
4-time world champion Verstappen has earned a “teammate killer” fame in Components 1, with a number of drivers struggling to match his degree and finally dropped to Pink Bull.
This yr, Liam Lawson was demoted from the Milton Keynes squad as a consequence of lack of outcomes over simply two races, however he discovered his alternative, Yuki Tsunoda, additionally troublesome to do with the RB21.
Pink Bull’s recommendation for Yuki Tsunoda
Marco, who’s in control of the group’s younger driver program, has one piece of recommendation he considers helpful for drivers getting into the second Pink Bull seat.
“Everybody who rides with Max has to cease making an attempt to beat him,” he instructed F1-Insider. “They need to take advantage of themselves and their group. It is not attainable in the meanwhile to beat Max.”
Tsunoda is at present operating seven races with out scoring factors, resulting in the assertion that Pink Bull is successfully a 1-driver group.
He’s signed to the group till the top of 2025, however there are query marks as as to whether Tsunoda backer Honda will cut up up with Pink Bull and be part of forces with rival Aston Martin group below new laws to maintain him subsequent yr.
Marco stated Pink Bull has saved choices open and Zonodah’s destiny will rely on his efficiency later within the season.
“Our driver evaluations are historically completed after summer season holidays,” he stated. “At this level, every little thing is open. We’re taking a look at each constructive and adverse efficiency.”
