Red Bull Racing advisor Helmut Marko dumped a heap of praise on McLaren driver Oscar Piastri, though he offered nothing on his teammate, Lando Norris.
Piastri leads the Drivers' Championship heading into the summer break, nine points ahead of Norris for the title, which Red Bull's Max Verstappen has held for the past four years.
The Australian got his chance in F1 with McLaren back in 2023 after being the winner of Formula Regional, Formula 3, and Formula 2 consecutively.
His first two seasons showed flashes of brilliance, though he ultimately lost out to Norris in terms of qualifying and race pace, but he was right on his heels for the most part.
This season, though, Piastri has won six of the first 14 races, and with being the leader in the title race, Marko believes that he has the