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Helmut Marko sets Red Bull target ‘to make McLaren nervous’ in F1 title race
Helmut Marko believes that Red Bull’s performance at the Singapore Grand Prix will determine their capability to make McLaren “nervous” in this year’s F1 title race. McLaren is poised to secure their 10th F1 constructors’ championship at the Marina Bay Street Circuit in the upcoming race, turning focus to the drivers’ championship battle with Max Verstappen inching closer to Oscar Piastri. Initially, it appeared that the F1 title fight would be between the two McLarens, but Red Bull’s resurgence and McLaren’s errors have put Verstappen in contention for a fifth world title. Red Bull’s recent success on low-downforce tracks poses a challenge in Singapore’s high-downforce circuit, where Marko believes their performance will determine if they can realistically vie for a championship win, prompting hopes of starting to “dream” about a fifth title for Verstappen.
