Helmut Marko drops cheeky Sergio Perez dig as three-way Japanese GP victory fight predicted

Helmut Marko joked that Sergio Perez making the front row at Suzuka had him digging far back in his mind for the last time that happened, while he does not expect an easy drive to victory for Red Bull .

Qualifying is the area where Marko has challenged Perez to improve if he is to secure a new Red Bull contract – his current deal up at the end of F1 2024 – and Perez will certainly tick that box if he can make his Suzuka qualifying performance a regular occurrence across the season. Speaking to ORF, Red Bull senior advisor Marko said: “The most important thing this weekend is that the updates work well right away and that we did a good job of fine-tuning the setup. That means that we are now in first and second place.“I think Perez was better than expected, especially after his bad weekend here last year. He’s gotten better since then.

Verstappen meanwhile admitted that his race pace remains a “question mark” as his long runs suggest he may be vulnerable to Ferrari.

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