Red Bull Formula 1 advisor Helmut Marko expects Ferrari to be Red Bull's biggest threat in this weekend's Monaco Grand Prix, while team boss Christian Horner is leaning towards McLaren.
Both McLaren and Ferrari have heavily upgraded their cars over the past two races as the 2024 grid continues to converge. McLaren has looked particularly competitive in recent weeks, with Lando Norris taking his maiden win in Miami while challenging Red Bull's Max Verstappen until the final lap in Imola.
But team principal Horner is leaning more towards McLaren due to its searing pace in Imola, where a tow for Max Verstappen helped him overcome Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris to keep his clean sweep of 2024 pole runs intact. 'I think you have got to say McLaren. They have a very fast car at the moment,' Horner said. 'Piastri looked quick at certain moments, Lando was very quick at the end of the race there.
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