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Helmut Marko has set a minimum win count for Max Verstappen to win his record-matching fifth-successive F1 drivers’ championship.
Red Bull adviser Helmut Marko believes Max Verstappen needs to win at least five or six grands prix this season to have a shot at his fifth-consecutive F1 drivers’ championship. Verstappen aims to emulate Michael Schumacher’s Ferrari dominance from 2000 to 2004. Despite two victories so far, including the latest one at Imola, Verstappen faces tough competition from McLaren’s Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris. Marko acknowledges the challenge ahead due to McLaren’s competitive performance on different tracks and conditions. He hopes for Norris to disrupt McLaren’s success to boost Verstappen’s title chances.
