UPDATE: Imagine this strong warning Red Bull advisor Helmut Marko gave to Lewis Hamilton and his Mercedes team- Warning will surprise you

Red Bull advisor Helmut Marko has fired a strong warning to Lewis Hamilton and his Mercedes team that there is still plenty more to come from newly crowned world champion Max Verstappen. Verstappen picked up his very first Formula One title on Sunday thanks to a dramatic victory at the season finale in Abu Dhabi, however it was a win blighted by controversy.

 

 

Despite holding the lead for the majority of the race, Hamilton was pipped by the Dutchman on the very final lap, after some contentious officiating from FIA director Michael Masi brought the once struggling Verstappen back into the race. Whilst his victory in the Middle East was a controversial one, it is hard to say the 24-year-old’s maiden title is undeserved having picked up the most wins and podiums of any driver this campaign.

 

 

 

 

The win also brought to an end a four-year period of dominance for Hamilton, who would have secured a fifth successful title, as well as a record eighth if he was to win in Abu Dhabi. And the Dutchman will not be going anywhere anytime soon, with Red Bull’s team advisor Marko confirming there is still much more to come from the world champion. Speaking to BBC Radio 5 Live , he said:

 

 

“He is a driver who I’m sure is not at the end of his abilities. We saw his qualifying performance at the last two races, in Jeddah and Abu Dhabi. He did qualifying laps that were so much more than the car could deliver. “And that’s why we believe we haven’t seen the climax of Max Verstappen. The more he wins, the more relaxed he gets.” The former Austrian driver first found out about the world champion when he was just

15-years-old in Formula Three, and at that point the 78-year-old knew he had found a star. He continued: “The first serious discussion I had with him was when he was 15. I saw him in a Formula 3 race, where he was so much better than anybody else. “It was wet and dry conditions and after this race, which he won by miles, I had a discussion with him for nearly two hours… His determination or his will to win – he knew what he wanted to do.