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Marko on Verstappen tyre blowout: "It just hurts"

After the Baku GP it was almost all about the final stage of the race, in which Max Verstappen drove to victory and then on the long straight just before the end of the Grand Prix he suffered a blowout. This cost him the victory, while he also saw his lead in the championship disappear. Helmut Marko saw this as well, who of course was not very happy about it. In an extensive interview with Auto, Motor und Sport Verstappen says he and the team were lucky. The damage could have been much greater according to him. "The damage was fortunately limited because Verstappen lost control at a point on the track where there is a bump on the track. As a result, he had a bit more space."...
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