Red Bull's Dr Helmut Marko has said that their team currently holds the best driver line-up in Formula 1, fielding Daniel Ricciardo and Max Verstappen.
Ricciardo joined the energy drinks team for the 2014 season, replacing the retired Mark Webber, while Verstappen is only closing in on a full year with the team, as he joined them after the Russian Grand Prix last year.
Both drivers have established themselves as winners, with Ricciardo taking four wins from 2014-2016, with 19 year old Verstappen memorably taking the chequered flag on his maiden outing with the team in Spain of last year.
"We have the best and most balanced driving pairing. Both Max and Daniel are doing a great job and are at their absolute best," he told Auto Bild.
"The drivers are our advantage at the moment. While we are not able to compete with Vettel and Hamilton, we can leave Raikkonen and Bottas behind, and that's our best damage limitation right now.
"We need to take as many points as possible before the European season starts in Barcelona, so that the gap is not too big."
Fergal Walsh
LMAO not even by a long shot. Marko spits out lot of bullsh!t from time to time but this one takes the cake.
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Wolfgang
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hm. i don´t think kimi and bottas are that bad either..