{"id":122772,"date":"2025-09-06T08:45:57","date_gmt":"2025-09-06T08:45:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/122772\/"},"modified":"2025-09-06T08:45:57","modified_gmt":"2025-09-06T08:45:57","slug":"red-bull-in-contention-for-f1-italian-gp-win-on-one-condition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/122772\/","title":{"rendered":"Red Bull in contention for F1 Italian GP win \u2013 on one condition"},"content":{"rendered":"

Helmut Marko believes Red Bull<\/a> has an actual chance to win the Italian Grand Prix, despite the team\u2019s recent struggles and Monza not being its most favorable Formula 1 track.<\/p>\n

Red Bull is on an eight-round winless streak and had a dismal Italian GP last year, with Max Verstappen<\/a> and Sergio Perez<\/a> finishing the race down in sixth and eighth respectively.<\/p>\n

However, Friday\u2019s free practice has given Red Bull advisor Marko cause for hope, as Verstappen and Yuki Tsunoda<\/a> took sixth and ninth with respective two-tenth and four-tenth deficits to FP2 pacesetter Lando Norris<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Marko hailed \u201can incredible increase compared to last year\u201d \u2013 Verstappen and Perez were nine tenths off in the same session \u2013 and added: \u201cWe hope to fight with some others for the win.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Austrian did clarify this depended on McLaren<\/a> not making a significant step forward overnight, explaining Red Bull would contend for victory \u201cif McLaren doesn’t show up with something extra tomorrow\u201d.<\/p>\n

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The Ferrari<\/a> and Williams<\/a> cars were in the mix with McLaren and Red Bull in FP2, but Marko discounted them from the battle for victory. He insinuated that the Scuderia was just having glory runs on its turf \u2013 \u201cwe are in Monza, so Ferrari on Friday is always very good\u201d \u2013 and said Williams was lacking consistency, with \u2018up-and-down\u2019 long runs.<\/p>\n

Marko admitted that despite Verstappen\u2019s \u201cvery impressive\u201d long run, Red Bull had \u201cstill a lot to do\u201d regarding qualifying pace, but said the team was \u201cvery, very satisfied\u201d, particularly in terms of tyre wear.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe only need more traction on the soft tyre, but that I think we can achieve without changing the wing position,\u201d Marko explained.<\/p>\n

Key to the team\u2019s progress was learning the lessons from its 2024 struggle at the Italian track in terms of set-up \u2013 \u201cwe have a different philosophy now\u201d \u2013 and widening the operating window of the RB21. \u201cYuki, when the car is more predictable, is quite close to Max,\u201d Marko pointed out.<\/p>\n

The Red Bull advisor is expecting Tsunoda to reach Q3 on Saturday, something the Japanese driver has failed to do in nine of the last 10 qualifying sessions<\/a> (sprint included).<\/p>\n

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