Red Bull adviser Dr Helmut Marko has echoed team principal Christian Horner’s sentiment that the team need to stay focused on winning races in the remainder of 2022. Max Verstappen has won eight races in what has been a tremendous defence of his title so far, but it has not all been plain sailing for
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Helmut Marko says that Yuki Tsunoda’s radio outbursts “went too far,” affecting the AlphaTauri driver’s performances. Tsunoda became renowned for his expletive-filled team radio messages in his rookie season in Formula 1. On multiple occasions, something would anger the Japanese driver and he’d make his feelings clear on the radio, launching into a tirade of
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Red Bull adviser, Dr Helmut Marko, has revealed that the team had to make some cuts to accommodate for the $140 million budget cap introduced at the start of this season. The first-ever cap was introduced last season, and stood at $145 million. No one fell foul of that, although Williams were fined for failing
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Red Bull adviser Dr Helmut Marko has affirmed that there is no get-out clause for Pierre Gasly amid links to Alpine. The French team are looking for a replacement after Fernando Alonso was announced as an Aston Martin driver after the Hungarian Grand Prix. The Spaniard wanted a longer deal that the one on the
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AlphaTauri team principal Franz Tost has ruled out losing Pierre Gasly at the end of this season amid rumours of an exit clause. There is a bit of a mess happening in the driver market at the moment, and all of it seems to revolve around Alpine, who have had a rough week. Sebastian Vettel
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Aston Martin team principal Mike Krack has conceded that he anticipates a lot of other teams are going to rock up to the Singapore Grand Prix with their rear wing design. The Hungarian Grand Prix was the second time this season Aston Martin have arrived at a race and caused a stir. The British side
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Dr Helmut Marko supports Sebastian Vettel’s decision to retire from Formula 1, emphasising that racing is no longer at the top of his list of “priorities.” Vettel worked with Dr Marko for several years as part of the Red Bull programme, and he was given a Toro Rosso seat in late 2007 after an impressive
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Max Verstappen joked about his spin while celebrating with his Red Bull crew after his victory at the Hungarian Grand Prix last weekend. The Dutchman suffered from issues with his power unit during qualifying, leaving him 10th on the grid, while George Russell took pole for Mercedes ahead of the Ferrari pair of Charles Leclerc and
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Red Bull adviser Dr Helmut Marko did not hold back during his analysis of Sergio Perez’s disappointing qualifying performance in Budapest. The Mexican had been running over half a second off team-mate Max Verstappen’s pace throughout much of the weekend at the Hungarian Grand prix going into qualifying, and this trend continued in Q1. He
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Red Bull adviser Dr Helmut Marko sees Ferrari as the absolute favourites for the Hungarian Grand Prix after their authoritative performance during practice in Budapest. Carlos Sainz beat Max Verstappen to the fastest lap in the first session on Friday, before Charles Leclerc topped the second session, with Sainz in third after an impressive showing
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