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Red Bull motorsport advisor Helmut Marko has remarked that the team’s striking technical innovations for 2024 will now hand its
The Milton-Keynes-based squad was anticipated to evolve the RB20 after the RB19’s astonishing success in the previous season, but Red Bull surprised everyone by introducing distinctive refinements, like the ‘zeropod’-inspired sidepod structure. This move did not disrupt their momentum, as Max Verstappen set the fastest time on the first day of pre-season testing and completed an impressive 142 laps. Helmut Marko praised the team for the successful start to the season under the new regulations and expressed confidence in the car’s reliability. Despite McLaren’s progress and Mercedes focusing on mileage, Marko believes both teams are not on par with Red Bull. He teased that other teams now have a new design to mimic, highlighting Red Bull’s unexpected innovations for 2024.