It cost Red Bull several million to keep Christian Horner, who was courted by Ferrari. Helmut Marko also spoke about this and “almost announcing” the transfer of Adrian Newey.
How well Red Bull is doing these days doesn’t just show in its results. Competitors are amassing ever greater forces to acquire their professionals and by signing them to gain momentum and new ideas in their faltering ventures.
Before the Spanish Grand Prix, McLaren announced that Rob Marshall, who has fostered Red Bull for 17 years, will continue his career with them as technical director from the beginning of next year (they have three of them). The specialist was still involved in car design during the Sebastian Vettel era, then became chief engineer and, more recently, also took a role in the new engine division, Red Bull Powertrains.
Aston Martin has previously courted chief aerodynamics Dan Fallows from Red Bull (along with several other specialists), and Ferrari is also reported to be taking calls from Milton Keynes. According to press reports, two have already begun work in Maranello.
However, the title holders have managed to hold onto the biggest names for the time being. Helmut Marko is a consultant from Switzerland lookThe opponents told them not to leave them either. The Austrian confirmed that in 2022, Ferrari has also thrown in the net for its team boss, Christian Horner. At last year’s Canadian Grand Prix, Marko had to convince his teammate to stay.
“It took me a whole night to convince Horner to stay at Red Bull. And it cost us millions more.”
Marco said.
His story also confirms that Ferrari was indeed looking for a successor to Mattia Binotto in the first half of last year. According to the news, in addition to Horner, Andreas Seidl was their other pick, but they also got a basket from him. This is how they ended up with Frédéric Vasseur.
Adrian Newey (Photo: XPB)Marko has also revealed previously that Adrian Newey, meanwhile, has been wanted by Mercedes recently. It has since been extended. However, the star designer has always been a catcher over the years. Ferrari also tried to get him several times. According to Marco, they never once felt so far apart.
“Ferrari’s boss at the time, Montezemolo, was already partying in the pit lane and wanted to announce the deal. But through the night we still managed to convince Newey.”
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Rob Marshall (Photo: Red Bull)As for Marshall, who is leaving for McLaren, Marco isn’t afraid that firing their main man could break their machinery. The German will talk about it over the weekend in Barcelona Sky Sportstalk to He added, “We parted with great agreement on both sides. This settlement is good for both parties. Rob has been a very valuable member of the team over the past 17 years.”
“However, in the meantime, we have strengthened our team across the board, so we feel this departure would not be in our favor at all.”
The antagonists’ attempts don’t surprise Marco, but there is one thing that does surprise Marco. “Hearing about the high salaries they offer makes me wonder how they fit into the budget cap… Anyway, it’s clear that when one team succeeds, others try to get people out of them” He said.
