"Blew everything apart"

Marko is amazed: “Verstappen was in a world of his own!”

Max Verstappen and Helmut Marko(Bild: GEPA)

At the age of 81, he shouldn't really be that easy to surprise anymore, he should have experienced all sorts of things by now, but the great Max Verstappen gala at the São Paulo Grand Prix even amazed Red Bull Zampano Helmut Marko! "He was in a world of his own," said the Styrian about his star driver ...

Marko, who is usually so tidy, was downright enthusiastic by his standards, so thrilled was he by the performance of the Dutchman, who raced to victory in Interlagos from 17th on the grid (!).

"... that blew everything out of the water again!"
"I already said beforehand that he would finish on the podium," Marko told Sky, "but this demonstration, that blew everything out of the water again." When Verstappen had a clear run, he literally flew, performing sensational overtaking maneuvers.

"Incredible to win here, from the very back!"
As championship rival Lando Norris only finished in sixth place and is now 62 points behind Verstappen in the drivers' standings, Verstappen's championship title, which had been in jeopardy for a while, is once again "within reach" ...

And Verstappen himself? He was no less happy than his boss after his triumph: "Do you know what this is? Simply enchanting! My emotions were on a rollercoaster today. Unbelievable to win here, from the very back!"