Red Bull expects a new engine for Hamilton by the end of the season
As the title race intensifies, Red Bull advisor Helmut Marko is convinced that Lewis Hamilton must change his engine before the end of the season.
Red Bull enters the last five Grand Prix of the season with a lot of confidence. The Mexican and Brazilian Grand Prixs seem to favor the Red Bull car and leave the Mercedes in their rearview mirrors.
« Yes, this should be a double victory. The altitude (in Brazil) is comparable to the Red Bull Ring. », explains Helmut Marko, advisor at Red Bull, to AMuS.
Furthermore, the Red Bull camp expects Hamilton to change the engine and thus receive penalties. The Briton changed his internal combustion engine at the Turkish Grand Prix and received a 10-place grid penalty for this. However, only one part of the engine was changed and not the entire engine.
« We remain convinced that Hamilton needs a new engine, Marko told Gazzetta dello Sport.
While affirming that, as far as Max Verstappen is concerned, there is no need to change his engine if everything goes well.
In normal circumstances, we will not need to change the engine, said Helmut Marko.
One thing is certain, penalty points will play an important role in this end of the season for the title race.
