“It was very strange. The first three sets of tires we had an incredible amount of wear. We couldn’t explain that. And the funny thing was: on that last set of tires we were fast again. There was nothing wrong with the car, but with the tires and in particular their excessive temperature. It was a good decision to switch to a three-stop strategy.”
Verstappen eventually lost only five points to winner Charles Leclerc, counting over the entire weekend in Austria. Marko: “We limited the damage. Ferrari and we are at more or less the same level all year round. It’s about little things. We’re not worried, it’s not like we’re suddenly losing the championship here…”