Helmut Marko has warned Max Verstappen that he will need to be ‘more careful’ during the 2025 season after the reigning world champion picked up his seventh and eighth penalty points during the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.

Edging closer to an automatic one-race ban, Helmut Marko has warned Max Verstappen that “certain stewards” are open to more severe punishments but he didn’t name names. Verstappen had a tumultuous relationship with Formula 1’s stewards in the latter part of his title fight with Lando Norris,

Helmut Marko admitted after the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix that Max Verstappen's reaction to his penalty was "not very diplomatic". Still, the Red Bull Racing adviser can understand it, but he questions the decision to broadcast such statements.