Crimson Bull advisor Helmut Marko thinks it was “apparent” Andrea Kimi Antonelli let Lando Norris via on objective on the finish of System 1’s Qatar Grand Prix.
Norris regarded set to complete fifth behind Antonelli after a botched technique name left him out of podium competition, with overtaking on Doha’s Losail circuit very difficult and not using a vital pace benefit.
However on the penultimate lap Antonelli made a mistake by slipping the rear tyres and drifting off the observe at Flip 10, permitting Norris to grab away fourth and with it two essential championship factors, as he now heads to Abu Dhabi with a 12-point lead on Verstappen as a substitute of 10.
On the radio Verstappen’s race engineer Gianpiero Lambiase stated it felt like Antonelli had simply waved Norris by, and the group’s veteran advisor Marko has come out and claimed it was “apparent” that was the case.
When quizzed after the race by Motorsport.com, Marko stated: “it was twice the place he kind of waved Lando by. It was so apparent,” the Austrian stated.
Helmut Marko, Crimson Bull Racing
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“Antonelli now helps our major competitor, in Austria he was crashing [Verstappen] within the rear.”
Marko did not clarify why he was so satisfied that was the case, as whereas McLaren is a Mercedes buyer group, its group boss Toto Wolff has additionally not made a secret of his need to convey Verstappen to Mercedes at some point.Â
Antonelli defined he misplaced the automotive by being caught out within the soiled air of Carlos Sainz’s Williams forward of him.
“With the arduous [tyre] I used to be pushing quite a bit, and finally I used to be moving into DRS,” he stated. “However I had an enormous second and virtually crashed, so then I went off observe and misplaced the place to Lando, which was very annoying.
“I used to be fairly comfy as a result of he was even out of the DRS for a few laps, and in soiled air you simply could not get previous. So, I felt I may have held him, however I simply made a mistake.”
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