'On a par with Max Verstappen' - Helmut Marko lauds Red Bull 2025 contender after Suzuka performance

Red Bull driver programme boss Helmut Marko waxed lyrical about Yuki Tsunoda ’s performance on home soil, as the RB driver continues to make a case for earning a Red Bull promotion.

And Marko was certainly impressed, claiming that Tsunoda’s showing was “on a par” with that of Red Bull’s Japanese GP winner and three-time World Champion Max Verstappen, plus Fernando Alonso, who ranked his drive to P6 from P5 on the grid in his Aston Martin as one of his top five career performances.“His overtaking manoeuvres were the show of the day. The fans were completely over the moon.

He said: “The fact that the transfer rumour mill is already boiling at the beginning of April is, in my opinion, due to several factors. Firstly, Hamilton announced his switch to Ferrari so early.

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