Verstappen threatens to QUIT Red Bull if mentor Marko is compelled out
- Marko instructed an Austrian broadcaster that he may not be on the Australian GP
- The 80-year-old stated there was even a chance he can be suspended
- Verstappen, who has been linked with Mercedes, is adamant Marko ought to ‘keep’
Max Verstappen has threatened to stop Red Bull if his mentor Helmut Marko is compelled out within the scandal that has engulfed Formula One.
The world championship-winning crew appears extra riven than ever with Marko, the corporate’s motorsport adviser, dealing with potential disciplinary motion in yet one more investigation.
Marko instructed Austrian broadcaster ORF that there was an opportunity he would not be on the subsequent race in Australia on March 24.
The 80-year-old stated cryptically that there’s even a ‘chance’ he can be suspended on Monday. Another hearsay has him being sacked.
It is known the newest commotion pertains to accusations he leaked incriminating proof towards crew principal Christian Horner, who was cleared of coercive behaviour in direction of a feminine colleague.
Helmut Marko (proper) faces disciplinary motion after being accused of leaking incriminating proof towards crew principal and Geri Halliwell’s husband Christian Horner
Max Verstappen has sensationally threatened to stop if Helmut Marko is compelled out of Red Bull
Marko revealed to Austrian broadcaster OBF that there was an opportunity he would not be on the subsequent race in Australia
The girl who made the criticism was suspended earlier this week.
But Verstappen, Red Bull’s chief asset, won’t stand for Marko going – growing the prospect of his transferring to Mercedes. The triple world champion stated: ‘If such an necessary pillar falls away, it’s not good for my state of affairs and I’ve instructed the crew that. He is a crucial half in my decision-making for the long run.
‘For me, Helmut has to remain. I’ve quite a lot of respect for him, and what we have now achieved collectively. It goes very far.
‘He constructed this crew with Dietrich (Mateschitz, the vitality drink firm’s late founder).’
Again, Verstappen didn’t reference Horner, who was final week hit by leaked WhatsApp messages supposedly revealing sexually suggestive exchanges along with his feminine colleague.
