Red Bull advisor Dr Helmut Marko has insisted that Daniel Ricciardo is not an option for Mercedes next year, as he’s under a “long-term contract” with the Austrians. Ricciardo returned to Red Bull as their development driver at the start of 2023 following the termination of his deal at McLaren; however, he found himself in
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Red Bull advisor Dr Helmut Marko has brushed off suggestions that Lando Norris and Charles Leclerc are Max Verstappen’s biggest threat, with the Austrian admitting that both drivers have “weaknesses”. The point of Norris and Leclerc competing with Verstappen was raised by ex-Formula 1 team owner Eddie Jordan, who revealed that if he owned a
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Red Bull advisor Dr Helmut Marko has fired a brutal shot at recently axed Haas boss Guenther Steiner, with the 80-year-old blaming Steiner’s popularity going to his head as to why he was sacked. It was announced last week that Steiner had been fired as Haas’ team principal, with him having been immediately replaced by
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Nyck de Vries has admitted that being sacked by AlphaTauri after just 10 races in 2023 wasn’t a “total surprise” to him, and that he doesn’t “hold any grudge” towards Red Bull advisor Dr Helmut Marko. De Vries was signed by Red Bull to race for their sister team last season, replacing Pierre Gasly who’d
MoreRed Bull advisor Dr Helmut Marko has been criticised by ex-Caterham F1 driver Giedo van der Garde, over how poorly he managed Nyck de Vries. De Vries was signed by AlphaTauri for the 2023 season to replace Pierre Gasly, who departed the Faenza-based side for Alpine. Based on how well the Dutch driver performed for
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Red Bull advisor Dr Helmut Marko has insisted that the Austrians don’t have a ‘Plan B’ for the new power unit regulations in 2026, should their engine be uncompetitive. In a further push for independence from manufacturers, Red Bull will be powering their own cars and AlphaTauri’s from 2026 onwards, when the new power unit
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Red Bull advisor Dr Helmut Marko continues to be linked with being ousted from the Milton Keynes-based team, something he’s previously insisted is off the cards. Ever since Red Bull co-founder and close friend of Marko, Dietrich Mateschitz, passed away during the weekend of the 2022 United States Grand Prix, Marko’s future has been uncertain.
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Ex-Formula 1 driver Christijan Albers believes Red Bull team principal Christian Horner wants to control the Milton Keynes-based side “alone” and not with advisor Dr Helmut Marko. Horner and Marko have led Red Bull since they entered F1 in 2005, with the duo having gone onto create one of the strongest teams in the history
MoreRed Bull advisor Dr Helmut Marko has insisted that he has the “strength” to continue working in Formula 1, despite the fact he’s now 80 years old. Marko isn’t an employee of the Red Bull F1 team itself, with him actually coming under the energy drink company directly. The Austrian’s future has been a bit
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Red Bull advisor Dr Helmut Marko has explained why Lewis Hamilton will never be signed by the Austrians, at least whilst Max Verstappen is still leading the team. Hamilton has recently been linked to Red Bull following recent comments made by team principal Christian Horner, ahead of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix last weekend. Ahead
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