Helmut Marko Alleges “Something Weird” At Mercedes

Mercedes had a pretty good weekend in Turkey despite the Istanbul Park being touted as one of those tracks that would favor Red Bull. Mercedes have been able to either match or outpace Red Bull in the last few races and Red Bull advisor Helmut Marko has a theory regarding this as he has now explained to Sport 1

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Helmut Marko Alleges Something Weird At Mercedes

Marko began by pointing out how Hamilton had the pace to even win the Turkish GP

“Had he got past there faster, he might even have won the race. Because if he had made it behind Bottas, there would have been a change of place for sure”

Red Bull had recently appealed to the FIA regarding a supposed trick Mercedes were using in their power unit. Even though the appeal was dismissed Marko feels that something unusual has been happening

“I don't think Mercedes did anything illegal. But something has been weird since Silverstone. So, it is now up to us to research why they are suddenly so fast”

He summed up his words by stating that if they cannot figure out why Mercedes are so fast now, Red Bull could be in trouble

“Is it just the engine or something else? We now have to work day and night to uncover its secret and then counter it. As quickly as possible. It is up to us. If the differences in performance remains the same as in Istanbul, we will have a problem”
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Alpine’s executive director Marcin Budkowski thinks that they “could and should have put both cars into Q3, if not for Esteban’s traffic issues in Q3 [in Turkey]” [Racer]

“In these conditions we seem to have performed reasonably well. It’s a circuit that would suit us. I think Austin should as well”, he added

“It’s frustrating to qualify so well and to have such a good pace on Friday and Saturday and only end up with one point and lose ground to our competitors”, he concluded

Formula 2 championship leader Oscar Piastri feels that his “chances of being in F1 next year are extremely low, I think basically none” [Oscar Piastri Website]

“I know [Guanyu] Zhou has been very heavily linked to that seat [at Alfa Roneo] and also [Antonio] Giovinazzi is there at the moment”, he expanded

“I don’t think I’m going to be in that seat at all, I think it is the only opportunity for next year. I’d be happily surprised if it was me in that seat for next year”

FIA race director Michael Masi feels that “every driver is entitled to their views and comments, either internally or to the media” referring to Alpine’s Fernando Alonso alleging that the stewards are biased towards certain drivers based on nationality [Motorsport]

“The rules are applied equally for everyone. We judge each and every incident, looking at the actual incident and what occurs”, he added

“We are very fortunate that we have a very good group of stewards throughout the year. And no, I can tell you that does not place any additional pressure whatsoever on them”, he reiterated

Alpine’s Fernando Alonso is of the opinion that George Russell and Max Verstappen “are the two drivers who are special, who make the difference and who get more [than] the actual performance of their cars” [F1 Insider]

“The rest of the drivers only get the results that match the performance of their cars”, he elaborated

“Lewis and Max are doing great in their teams. So, there's no clear answer to [who has the advantage]”, he summed up

Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff had “no problem at all with tough conversations on the radio” with Hamilton in Turkey [Mirror]

Lewis Hamilton, meanwhile, added that “don't ever expect me to be all polite and calm on the radio when I'm racing”

“We are all very passionate and in the heat of the moment that passion can come out, as it does for all drivers”, he expanded

"My heart and spirit are out there on the track, it's the fire in me that's got me this far but any angst is quickly forgotten and we talked it through, already looking ahead to the next race”
Did Lewis Hamilton go overboard with his radio messages in Turkey?

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