Helmut Marko George Russell s 2022 F1 Mexican GP qualifying performance would not have been enough for pole
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George, Lewis, Toto and Shov debrief qualifying in Mexico City "It feels like the team deserved more today – the car has been great this weekend and it’s a testament to the hard work that has been going in for so long."George, Lewis, Toto and Shov debrief qualifying in Mexico City George Russell had topped FP3 and led a 1-2 for his team. There were expectations that the German team could be a potent challenge for Red Bull. Looking back at the qualifying, Marko admitted that the track was a bit tricky at the start of the session and was happy that Verstappen was able to stick everything together on the last lap. He said: "It was difficult at the beginning of qualifying. The track was warmer at the beginning...Everyone slipped more than in the third practice session. You had to find a balance first. But it wasn't just us, the others had it too, as I saw it. Luckily we found the right warm-up option. Max did it perfectly except for sector two...We're satisfied. And now we have to implement it on Sunday."
Helmut Marko George Russell s 2022 F1 Mexican GP qualifying performance would not have been enough for pole
George Russell's was very close to the pole lap before a mistake in the final sector Red Bull chief advisor Helmut Marko feels that George Russell's lap would not have been enough for pole position. The Mercedes driver was on a strong final lap but a mistake in the final sector ruined it for him. Before the mistake, had matched Max Verstappen at the end of sector 2. Red Bull's advisor Helmut Marko, however, does not feel the pole position was ever in threat. According to his interaction with ServusTV, Marko felt that Verstappen had enough of a buffer in S3 to keep the pole position safe. he said: "If Russell hits his last lap optimally, the gap would have been smaller but I don't think it would have been enough for pole." Helmut Marko did, however, admit that it was close than Red Bull had thought with , he said: "It was closer than we thought. But we had the suspicion that Mercedes wasn't running with the same amount of fuel as we were. We didn't know exactly whether they were bluffing or not." "It feels like the team deserved more today – the car has been great this weekend and it’s a testament to the hard work that has been going in for so long."George, Lewis, Toto and Shov debrief qualifying in Mexico City "It feels like the team deserved more today – the car has been great this weekend and it’s a testament to the hard work that has been going in for so long."George, Lewis, Toto and Shov debrief qualifying in Mexico City George Russell had topped FP3 and led a 1-2 for his team. There were expectations that the German team could be a potent challenge for Red Bull. Looking back at the qualifying, Marko admitted that the track was a bit tricky at the start of the session and was happy that Verstappen was able to stick everything together on the last lap. He said: "It was difficult at the beginning of qualifying. The track was warmer at the beginning...Everyone slipped more than in the third practice session. You had to find a balance first. But it wasn't just us, the others had it too, as I saw it. Luckily we found the right warm-up option. Max did it perfectly except for sector two...We're satisfied. And now we have to implement it on Sunday."