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Adapted from GMM
Dr Helmut Marko has hit back at Fernando Alonso, after the Spaniard recently said his real championship rival is Red Bull designer Adrian Newey.
"Our Spanish adversary does not seem quite up to date with his knowledge of the quality of Herr Vettel," Dr Helmut Marko, a leading figure at the reigning champion team, said at a celebratory event in Graz, Austria. "Yes, Vettel races in a Newey car, but he (Alonso) seems to have missed that we put two of them (Newey cars) at the start, and at the end it is always Vettel who wins."
Speaking after the FIA rejected Ferrari's challenge to Sebastian Vettel's title over a disputed yellow flag pass at the 2012 Brazil finale, the leading Red Bull Racing official : "He seems to have problems if he doesn't win. When he (Alonso) doesn't win, then he develops incredible political skills."
It was rumoured that the Alonso camp got fully behind the campaign to disseminate the video evidence of Vettel's allegedly illegal overtaking throughout the internet.
As for next year, Helmut Marko has no problem admitting that Red Bull will be a favourite, "We assume that we will have a competitive car. Why should things change so much? We have the same team."
Also essentially the same in 2013 will be the regulations, leaving Marko to point out that the one changing element will be Pirelli's significantly different tires. And he thinks Ferrari will continue to be the main enemy.
"McLaren has been weakened significantly by the departure of Hamilton," said the Austrian. "Despite what Niki Lauda says, I don't see the possibility that he (Hamilton) will be racing for the championship (at Mercedes). That leaves only Ferrari. It will surely be a tough fight with them again."
Dr Helmut Marko has hit back at Fernando Alonso, after the Spaniard recently said his real championship rival is Red Bull designer Adrian Newey.
"Our Spanish adversary does not seem quite up to date with his knowledge of the quality of Herr Vettel," Dr Helmut Marko, a leading figure at the reigning champion team, said at a celebratory event in Graz, Austria. "Yes, Vettel races in a Newey car, but he (Alonso) seems to have missed that we put two of them (Newey cars) at the start, and at the end it is always Vettel who wins."
Speaking after the FIA rejected Ferrari's challenge to Sebastian Vettel's title over a disputed yellow flag pass at the 2012 Brazil finale, the leading Red Bull Racing official : "He seems to have problems if he doesn't win. When he (Alonso) doesn't win, then he develops incredible political skills."
It was rumoured that the Alonso camp got fully behind the campaign to disseminate the video evidence of Vettel's allegedly illegal overtaking throughout the internet.
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| The German Grand Prix, this Summer, has been the last victory of Alonso and Ferrari in 2012. (Photo: WRi2) |
As for next year, Helmut Marko has no problem admitting that Red Bull will be a favourite, "We assume that we will have a competitive car. Why should things change so much? We have the same team."
Also essentially the same in 2013 will be the regulations, leaving Marko to point out that the one changing element will be Pirelli's significantly different tires. And he thinks Ferrari will continue to be the main enemy.
"McLaren has been weakened significantly by the departure of Hamilton," said the Austrian. "Despite what Niki Lauda says, I don't see the possibility that he (Hamilton) will be racing for the championship (at Mercedes). That leaves only Ferrari. It will surely be a tough fight with them again."