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Charles Leclerc and Lando Norris are “exceptional talents” but both have “weaknesses” compared to F1 world champion Max Verstappen, according to Red Bull’s Helmut Marko.
According to Red Bull advisor Helmut Marko, Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc and McLaren’s Lando Norris, despite being highly rated drivers in Formula 1, have shown weaknesses in consistency. Marko believes that both Leclerc and Norris lack the consistency of Red Bull’s three-time world champion Max Verstappen. He also warned that Verstappen, who is aiming to win his fourth consecutive world championship in the upcoming 2024 season, is not yet at his limit and will continue to improve. Marko highlighted that it is their responsibility to provide Verstappen with a car as good as the one he had in 2023, where he dominated the competition by winning 19 out of 22 races. Verstappen’s performance was so impressive that he could have secured the constructors’ championship for Red Bull by himself.
