Still years of disadvantage for Verstappen and Red Bull: 'We hope for '26'

Helmut Marko was honest after the Singapore GP: "Second place [in Singapore] was equivalent to a win for us." The external advisor of the team realised that all Max Verstappen could do was damage control, and talking to Motorsport-Total, he also said that Charles Leclerc was faster than the Dutchman on his final stint, therefore with bad luck, he could have missed out on finishing in P2.