Red Bull's Marko says a 'special turbocharger' by Honda is part of the reason why the F1 team is so strong at circuits like the Red Bull Ring.
proved superior in Spielberg's two races, last year Verstappen won both the Styrian and Austrian Grand Prix at the venue from pole position.
When asked why Verstappen and Red Bull are so strong in Austria, Red Bull advisor Marko revealed Honda's"special turbocharger" works especially well at altitude, with Spielberg's hilly Red Bull Ring sitting at over 600 metres above mean sea level. "It's the engine," Marko told Red Bull-owned Servus TV."And Honda has a special turbocharger, which has a small but decisive advantage in the altitude, which is 670 meters there, in about the past few years.
"And that has also been very important for us. There we celebrated our first victory with the Honda engine. "That was quite crucial for the cooperation and especially until 2025, that we can fall back on this [power unit] source."
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