Red Bull can still win five races

Dr Helmut Marko

(GMM) Dr Helmut Marko has moved to play down Jos Verstappen's concerns about progress at Red Bull.

Jos, who is Max Verstappen's father and co-manager, said after a string of uncompetitive races for the team: "They really need to change things otherwise next year will be lost as well."

But following Verstappen's comments, Marko said his pre-season prediction of five wins in 2019 is still on track. 22-year-old Verstappen has already won twice this season.

"I said we could win five races and I think it's still possible. We can still do it, I'm still positive," he told Servus TV.