The US GP was a positive weekend for Red Bull Racing. Max Verstappen took the Sprint victory on Saturday and finished on the podium. However, the Dutch driver did have to put up a fight against Lando Norris.

Now, Dr. Helmut Marko has asserted that the Austin race will change the status quo of the title fight. Verstappen had a lead of 52 points to Norris heading into the US GP.

After Lando Norris’ time penalty in the race, the gap now stands at 57 points. Helmut Marko asserted that was a turning point for the championship with just five races to go. This is a turning point.

Absolutely. Helmut Marko said, as reported by Formule1. nlMarko claimed that Red Bull has taken major steps in improving the RB20 in the past few races, the first in Baku and then Singapore.

With the US GP race being the latest step up in performance. Although, Helmut Marko admitted that the gains were more in Qualifying compared to race pace. In Baku we took the first step with the improvement of the car, in Singapore the second and here another one.

Certainly in terms of qualifying, although it was a bit less in the race. Helmut Marko explainedRELATEDOscar Piastri not ‘completely surprised’ by Ferrari’s stellar 1-2 finish at US GPHelmut Marko declares Max Verstappen’s 2024 title the ‘most important goal’ for Red Bull The 81-year-old made it clear that Red Bull wants Max Verstappen to win his fourth title in a row, Marko even labeled it as the most important goal for Milton Keynes. The Austrian insisted that Verstappen has shown he is the best who can win more races.

However, it is the title that really matters by the end of the season. Helmut Marko, Max Verstappen and Christian Horner (via IMAGO)The world title is what we want, the most important goal. We have taken a big step towards that here.

Max has shown that he is the best. Of course he will want to win more races, but in the end only the title counts. Helmut Marko notedCertainly, Max Verstappen will be motivated further to fight Norris for the 2024 title after his podium in Austin.

Things seem to be going in favor of the Dutch driver. However, fans will need to wait and see how things pan out for the two drivers in the final five races. RELATEDLando Norris doubles down on ‘rash’ US GP penalty after losing P3 to Max Verstappen