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Dr. Marko is very pleased with Tsunoda, who scored his first point of the season: "He proved that he is a fully matured driver.
Helmut Marko, Red Bull's motorsports advisor, summed up the Australian GP for the four drivers, including RB. He praised Yuki Tsunoda as an absolutely mature F1 driver.
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Helmut Marko, Red Bull's motorsport advisor, summed up the Australian Grand Prix for the four drivers from the two teams, including RB, and praised RB's Yuki Tsunoda for his "flawless drive".
Max Verstappen started the race from pole position for Red Bull, but suffered brake problems from the first lap and unexpectedly retired after four laps.
Marco told Sky Germany about Verstappen's problem: "I don't know exactly what happened to him.
I don't know exactly what happened, but it had already happened on the lap when he was passed by [Ferrari driver Carlos] Sainz Jr.
The brakes didn't release at that corner and the car went slightly sideways, allowing Sainz Jr. to pass him with relative ease.
And as a result, the brakes completely stopped working. I am very happy that it did not catch fire in any other part of the car,
but we need to find out the exact cause of the problem.
If the problem had not occurred, Marco believes Verstappen would have been more than a match for Sainz Jr.
"I spoke to Max and he said that even though he had braking problems early on, he was able to keep up with Sainz Jr.'s pace
with relative ease. Had Max been able to race, I think the outcome would have been quite different."
The next race is in Japan, and Marco is confident that, barring any problems with Verstappen, he should be able to take control
of the race again.
Japan (Suzuka) is a completely different circuit. I think our problems were specific to Melbourne. It's dangerous that Ferrari is getting stronger, but if Max can run without problems, we should be able to control the race again.
Sergio Perez (Red Bull) qualified third but was given a three-place grid penalty for interfering with another car's attack
and had to start from sixth. With damage to his floor, he was unable to improve his pace as much as he would have liked and had to settle for a 5th place finish.
Marco commented on Perez: "I think we need to rethink our set-up. What we did in qualifying yesterday may not have been right
for the race," Marco said of Perez.
He was sometimes two seconds slower than the Ferraris and the front runners. It was not only his driving, but also his set-up."
Meanwhile, another driver who had a great race was RB's Yuki Tsunoda. In qualifying, he made a brilliant attack to advance to Q3,
and although he lost one position starting from 8th on the grid, he had a solid race after that. With three of the top teams
retiring from the race, he was able to finish in 8th place (he was later moved up to 7th after Fernando Alonso, who had finished 6th,
was given a 20-second time penalty).
Marco, who had blasted Yuki before the weekend for his race pace being too slow, praised Yuki for a brilliant race.
Yuki drove a perfect race from the first lap on Friday and set very consistent and good times in the race today.
（When (Haas driver Nico) Hulkenberg attacked, he immediately countered.
I think we have confirmed that Yuki is an absolutely mature driver."
As for Daniel Ricciardo, who started 18th and finished 12th in his home Grand Prix, he added that he needed
a safe and confident car.
He's struggling. We'll have to see. There were some good signs at the test in Bahrain, but the last few races have not gone so well.
But the last few races have not gone so well.
Ricciardo needs a car that is safe and confident. I hope the team will give it to him
so that he can at least be on par with Yuki. 
