Rumors about reigning F1 world champion Max Verstappen ditching Red Bull for Mercedes has been circulating in the F1 community over the last few weeks.
The Red Bull F1 team has started the 2024 season in top gear having already amassed race wins in Bahrain and Jeddah. The outfit has also managed to secure a brilliant 1-2 finish in both races courtesy of Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez.
The Red Bull Racing consultant Helmut Marko expressed his lack of confidence in the performance of the 34-year-old Australian Daniel Ricciardo after Bahrain and Saudi Arabia Grand Prix’s.
Ferrari had a great finish at the Saudi Arabian GP despite Carlos Sainz being absent from the race due to Appendicitis. The debutant Oliver Bearman scored points in his first-ever race in Formula 1 and proved his racing mettle to the grid.
Max Verstappen and Red Bull have dominated Formula 1 for the past two seasons. The Dutch driver remains the favorite for the 2024 F1 title after winning the first two races of the season.
Red Bull Racing has faced multiple controversies in the past couple of weeks. After Christian Horner’s investigation was concluded, Dr. Helmut Marko had raised concerns over his own tenure at Milton Keynes.
The Ferrari F1 team has so far proved the second-fastest outfit during the ongoing 2024 season. Carlos Sainz managed a third-place finish in Bahrain and the same was achieved by Charles Leclerc around the lightning-fast Jeddah Corniche Circuit.
The last few weeks have been quite intense for the Austrian giant Red Bull. The team have been under tight scrutiny and found themselves in a situation where key personnel leaving the team due to Christian Horner and the Red Bull saga became a significant possibility.
Helmut Marko cooled some of the escalating drama at Red Bull, pledging his future to the team following talks with the company's chief executive Oliver Mintzlaff.
Max Verstappen has pledged his allegiance to Helmut Marko, saying that his continued presence at Red Bull is essential to his future there. Verstappen is adamant that he cannot continue without Marko, despite the team advisor acknowledging the risk to his consistency and the potential for suspension.
Toto Wolff, the Mercedes team principal, has a well-known reputation for coming up with legendary one-liners. From his infamous ‘No Mikey No!! to him smashing his headset during Grand Prix events, he has quite a reputation in the sport.
The Red Bull F1 team has been in the headlines during the 2024 F1 season for all the wrong reasons. They already have a lot on their plate with the Christian Horner saga and the rumors surrounding Max Verstappen, and amidst all this, its team adviser, Helmut Marko, has now found himself in the firing line!!
The saga swirling around Red Bull intensified again on Friday night as reigning world champion Max Verstappen gave the strongest hint yet his future with the team is tied to racing advisor Helmut Marko.
Red Bull motorsport adviser Helmut Marko is at risk of being suspended in the midst of the continuing controversy over Christian Horner.
Red Bull’s Helmut Marko believes the late-race incident surrounding Yuki Tsunoda and Daniel Ricciardo was avoidable. There has been extensive coverage across F1 news outlets about the controversy between Yuki Tsunoda and Daniel Ricciardo.
Red Bull is absolutely dominating the sport having taken first place in the drivers’ title in 2021 and then the constructors’ title in 2022 (and then 2023).
Numerous reports have been released in the past few weeks and have suggested that Max Verstappen might leave Red Bull in favour of Mercedes. Moreover, these reports have circulated after Jos Verstappen was spotted alongside Toto Wolff at the Bahrain GP.
Max Verstappen won the Bahrain GP last Sunday, after a dominant lead over his Red Bull teammate, Sergio Perez. Subsequently, this raised questions about the Mexican and his ability to drive the RB20.
Numerous reports have emerged over the past few days that the situation has worsened regarding Christian Horner and the internal power struggles going on within Red Bull.
The Christian Horner investigation saga was put to an end when Red Bull cleared the principal of the allegations. However, the alleged evidence leak containing WhatsApp media and chats shook the team boss once again.
The first qualifying session of the season was held yesterday, and Max Verstappen took the pole position in a close qualifying outing. Red Bull consultant, Helmut Marko made a bet with Gianpiero Lambiase(known as GP) about the Dutchman clinching the pole position.
Alex Albon has been linked with a Red Bull move in certain F1 news outlets, but Helmut Marko has downplayed this possibility. Last year was something of a breakout season for Alex Albon, whose efforts at Williams impressed the entire F1 paddock.
Helmut Marko dismissed the importance of Red Bull’s failed crash test for 2024, which was reported some weeks ago. In the words of Toto Wolff, Red Bull has a clear target on its back in 2024.
Red Bull Racing advisory Helmut Marko has reportedly signed a three-year contract extension with Red Bull after a few weeks of uncertainty. Helmut Marko has been with the Red Bull Racing team ever since its inception in 2005.
Helmut Marko is pleased with Sergio Perez’s recent progress, outlining that his performances are where they should be. Red Bull has enjoyed one of the most dominant campaigns in F1, but this hasn’t excluded the team from controversy.
Everyone else on Red Bull's management team was against the idea, and thus it will not happen — thankfully.
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