Red Bull motorsport adviser Helmut Marko has confirmed that he’ll stay with the staff following talks on the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix.
Marko – who has headed the ream’s driver’s growth program since 1999 – introduced the information on Saturday (March 9) after he confronted an inside investigation amid the controversy round staff boss Christian Horner.
Despite rumours that he could also be suspended, the 80-year-old confirmed he’ll stay with the staff following talks with the corporate’s chief government officer Oliver Mintzlaff.
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He advised Sky Germany: “We agreed on all points. I will continue here. My contract still has three years to run”, as he thanked Max Verstappen for his assist with the three-time Formula One champion having been an outspoken ally of Marko, who he shares a detailed relationship with.
The pair are so shut that the Dutchman threatened to depart Red Bull if Marko’s future was in peril as he mentioned on Friday (March 7): “If such an important pillar falls away, that’s not good for my situation as well.
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“My loyalty to [Marko] is very big. I’ve always expressed this to everyone within the team, everyone high up, that he’s an important part in my decision-making for all the time in the future as well within the team.”
The Austrian praised the 26-year-old for publicly supporting him as he mentioned: “It was very impressive. I am very grateful to him for that. But he is one of the few who has strength of character and shows loyalty.”
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Verstappen’s future at Red Bull started to be referred to as into query ought to Marko not return to Red Bull with the Dutchman stating for him to stay with the staff, the Red Bull director should keep. “He has built this team with [Red Bull co-founder] Dietrich Mateschitz from day one and been loyal,” he remarked.
“You need to give the man respect for what he has done and that comes back to loyalty and integrity and is important to why he stays part of the team.”