Red Bull advisor Helmut Marko is confident that “everything is possible” across the remainder of the 2025 Formula 1 season after Max Verstappen’s Italian Grand Prix win.
Verstappen had gone winless this season since Imola in May before he arrived at the Temple of Speed two weeks ago.
But the four-time World Champion bagged a sensational pole position and converted his front-row grid slot into the 66th victory of his career.
Red Bull had endured a nightmare run at Monza 12 months ago, where Verstappen had branded the RB21’s predecessor a “monster”.
Therefore, the result this time around makes Marko believe that the team will excel moving into the final eight races of the season, starting with Baku this weekend.
“For Baku, the fast circuits, I’m very optimistic. I am hopeful for Singapore, the only race we didn’t win so far,” he told Servus TV.
“Normally on slow circuits [we struggle], but I believe now everything is possible in this period.”
The Austrian was adamant that Verstappen’s win was not a one-off showing or isolation. Rather, the data that the Milton Keynes-based squad has gathered from the Italian GP weekend shows promising signs that the RB21 has somewhat started falling into a favourable working window consistently.
“I believe that with the speed we’ve shown, we should hopefully be able to compete on our own merit at almost every circuit,” he explained.
“Singapore would be special — it’s the only race we’ve never won. But maybe it’ll work out there, too.
“We’re still fine-tuning and refining things. If we can keep improving like this, that would be fantastic. The championship is gone, but a few more wins would be very nice.”
Marko hails team boss change for Red Bull ‘rebirth’
Since the Belgian Grand Prix weekend, Mekies has led Red Bull into a period of resurgence.
Under his stewardship, not only did Verstappen return to the rostrum but also bagged the third win of the season at Monza.
Marko has been heaping praise on the Frenchman since his arrival, and credited him for the team’s “rebirth” since the summer break.
“The difference is that the preparation is a different one,” he continued.
“Laurent is an excellent engineer, so it’s more about: Take whatever the simulation is showing you, but mix it with the experience like Max has or the experience our engineers have. Make a car which is predictable and driveable.
“Basically it’s the same [car]. Some updates were coming and they were working, but 20 seconds on McLaren, I wouldn’t have predicted that.
“This feels like a rebirth for us — we’re all overjoyed. The atmosphere is fantastic, and the Red Bull spirit is back.”
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