Jun.17 Dr Helmut Marko admits a win for championship leader Max Verstappen might be out of reach this weekend at Paul Ricard. Indeed, both Mercedes and Red Bull are expecting that after strong form for the Dutch driver on the Baku and Monaco street circuits, Lewis Hamilton could be back on song on the more ‘normal' French GP layout. 'It will be very close between the two of them,' Red Bull official Dr Marko admitted to RTL. The 78-year-old Austrian is therefore playing down the certainty of a Paul Ricard win, but 'I hope that he can win twice in Austria' as the triple-header concludes. 'That seems more realistic to me,' said Marko, referring to the two races that are set to take...
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