Helmut Marko believes this year's title battle will be decided by Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton rather than by their equipment but concedes that Mercedes holds one key advantage over Red Bull. Verstappen leads Hamilton in the championship by 12 points while Mercedes still holds an edge over Red Bull in the Constructors' standings of 22.5 points. Red Bull has attributed its rival's improvement to the W12's clever rear suspension system that decreases drag and boosts the car's velocity on the straights. Red Bull: Marko says Verstappen should be 50pts further aheadAlthough he believes Mercedes holds an advantage in terms of set-up capacity, Marko insists it is Verstappen and Hamilton who will make the difference at the end of the day. And those drivers are so strong that Verstappen can also beat a faster Mercedes on hard tyres."

Source: Forbes November 01, 2021 08:41 UTC