The physical and psychological side is looked after at a diagnostic institute in Thalgau near Salzburg, Austria, where many of Red Bull’s 650-plus athletes are analysed. That allows young drivers to work on the improvements their body specifically requires, but Marko is still looking for certain key ingredients on track.

“He has to be quick immediately when he comes into a new category,” Marko reveals. “We don’t believe in just mileage, mileage, mileage. There has to be some intuitive speed. Some natural ‘killer instinct’ I would say. So when we see the positive signs, we encourage them to go in this direction. It’s very individual because they are all human beings and they are different. And we want them to be different.”

Gasly has experienced Marko’s approach first-hand, and understands how certain aspects of his development as a younger driver have come back to benefit him now he has made it to the F1 grid.

“Basically with Helmut he doesn’t need to say it to make you understand you’ve got to be the best,” Gasly explains. “He doesn’t say it to you, but they always ask more and more of you and push you. They tell you that even if you do great, it’s not great you need, you need to do amazing. So this aspect keeps pushing you beyond your limits to see how you handle it.

“Helmut really wants to see how you react out of your comfort zone, so he puts you in situations where you are like ‘What the f**k is going on?!’ and things are quite difficult to control. Especially when you’re at such a young age, but he just wants to see how you behave and react to these situations.

“I think it’s also the way they build your mental strength, because mentally I can feel now that I am so much better and see all the improvements and developments just being with them. They try to make it tough for you, so sometimes it’s really difficult because it’s not always fair, but if you manage to make it through it makes you a much stronger person and athlete as well.”