Helmut Marko has played down speculation Max Verstappen will definitely be promoted to Red Bull's senior team for 2017. The Austrian, who runs the energy drink company's F1 driver programme, was quoted recently as suggesting that because Dutchman Verstappen is so good, he will almost certainly move on after two years at Toro Rosso. But he told Russia's Sport Express on Friday: 'I did not mean anything specific. Do not cling to those words. I was just praising Max's progress. 'Verstappen really is very fast, it's a fact. He is gaining experience, getting stronger in every respect, particularly in his consistency. He is on the right path,' Marko added. He insisted, however, that it is simply...
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