F1 | Marko curbs the rumours: “New power unit for Verstappen in Sochi? It's not for sure"

In a chat given to the microphones of RTL, Helmut Marko curbed the many rumors that have circulated in recent days regarding the possible "thawing" of the fourth power unit for Max Verstappen, specifying that the Red Bull technicians have not yet made an official decision on the matter .

Before using the fourth unit and therefore serving a heavy penalty on the starting grid, the Austrian team wants to understand what type of performance the single-seater will show during the weekend in Sochi and what the weather conditions will be during the weekend .

If all the pieces fall into place, the current world championship leader will start from the bottom already in Russia. On the contrary, the penalty could be served in a fortnight in Austin for the United States Grand Prix.

“New power unit for Verstappen in Sochi? We haven't made a final decision yet." said the Austrian from Red Bull. “We want to wait and see what our performance will be in the comparison with Mercedes.”

“We will be forced to start from the back in one of the final events of this championship, but all this does not necessarily have to happen in Sochi. We want to understand how qualifying will go and above all what the weather conditions will be over the weekend. Only then will we make a decision."he concluded.