Helmut Marko makes Red Bull updates comment that Max Verstappen will love ahead of the Austrian Grand Prix

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Max Verstappen’s chances of winning the 2025 Formula 1 title may receive a boost this weekend as he arrives at his home race away from home in Austria.

The Dutchman trails drivers’ championship leader Oscar Piastri by 43 points, but did beat him at the last race in Canada.

This weekend’s Austrian Grand Prix is a circuit Verstappen has always done well at, and he enjoys incredible support there too.

Now it’s up to Red Bull to give him a car capable of challenging for the top spots on Sunday, which has proven to be a challenge this year.

Amid links to other teams for 2026, Verstappen has set off ‘alarm bells’ at Red Bull with the possibility of him joining a rival like Mercedes or Aston Martin still very real.

Verstappen will hate an ‘aggressive’ change for 2026 as Pirelli look at introducing softer tyres. It could play a role in his decision of where to drive heading into the new regulations.

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Max Verstappen will love what Helmut Marko has just said about Red Bull upgrades in Austria

Red Bull advisor Helmut Marko is the man credited with many of the team’s greatest talent discoveries through the years. This weekend’s race in Spielberg is also his home event.

The team are also technically registered in Austria, and the track is called the ‘Red Bull Ring’. It makes sense that they want to do really well there.

Speaking to Kleine Zeitung, the 82-year-old informed them that there will be new upgrades for Verstappen, which is something he will love to hear as the title fight intensifies.

“We’re getting an update for Austria, which will then be further refined for Silverstone,” he said.

“But if that doesn’t work, things will get difficult in the World Championship. And it’s not as if things aren’t difficult enough already.”

It comes just days after Christian Horner’s Red Bull update was music to Verstappen’s ears, confirming that he has no intentions of leaving the team and joining Ferrari.

Everyone is aware that the next two races are a ‘crucial’ exam for Red Bull, and will indicate whether they can be fast at most circuits for the rest of the year.

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Why one statistic proves that Max Verstappen can still win the 2025 F1 title

Since Formula 1 introduced the modern points scoring system in 2010 (25 points for a win), Verstappen holds the record for the most points recovered to win a title.

After a very unreliable start to the 2022 season, Verstappen clawed back Charles Leclerc’s 46-point advantage to win in dominant style. It wasn’t really close, either.

Sebastian Vettel also faced a 44-point deficit against Fernando Alonso in 2012 and turned that around, too, so this year’s race is far from over.

If anyone has proven that the impossible is possible time and time again, it’s the man who is aiming to become just the second driver in history (after Michael Schumacher) to win five titles in a row.