Marko: The competition in the past year has been greater than in 2010

Helmut Marko said the world title battle in the 2021 season is more intense than Red Bull's first title 11 years ago.

In 2010, in Abu Dhabi' finale, two Red Bull drivers Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webb and Ferrari's Fernando Alonso both had the chance to win the world championship. Vettel eventually won at Yas Pier, with Renault's Russian driver Vitaly Pedrov helping out and Alonso helplessly finished seventh under his excellent defence. That completed the first of four consecutive titles for Red Bull and Vettel, but they have been missing out on the championship since 2013 until Max Verstappen completed an incredible comeback again in Abu Dhabi this season.

Red Bull consultant Marco said the sense of glory of re-winning the world title was stronger than the first time.

He said: "Max and we as a team had to play against Mercedes, who had an absolute advantage for seven years in the hybrid era, a season with crazy ups and downs, and to be honest, we entered the final game more nervous than ever, mainly because we knew the success or failure in this move. In this regard, the world championship title is much tougher than any of our previous successes. If you look at the satisfaction it brings, this is definitely Red Bull's greatest achievement to date. ”

The 78-year-old Austrian said Verstappen's victory felt different compared to Vettel's first victory.

"In 2010, we had an unexpected assistant— Pedrov, "Marco," Marko said. This year's situation is very different from 2010, when Weber made the finale with the most points, and Alonso was actually the biggest hit, Vettel surprisingly became the world champion, the first title was of course great for us, but in terms of intensity, it definitely can't be compared to the duels of the past year. ”