Helmut Marko doesn’t see it impossible for Sebastian Vettel to return to Formula 1 as a driver – but at Red Bull…
Their new star broke the record set by the old star. Max Verstappen surpassed Sebastian Vettel’s winning streak in 2013 at Monza, and it is unlikely that this will be the last peak he takes from his Red Bull predecessor. He is already very close to his third World Championship title, and if he can win six of the eight remaining races, he will also catch the four-time world champion, who stands at 53, in wins.
Helmut Marko can be really proud of the fact that after Vettel, in the person of Verstappen, they have bred another star with Red Bull who was brought into F1 at a very young age and put in their car. In this regard, Service TV Monday evening Sports and talk At the presentation, the team advisor was asked if he could imagine Vettel returning to Formula 1 and Red Bull in any capacity, with their old and new champions forming a team.
And although Vettel has been mentioned as a possible future advisor to the team, Marko has indicated that he’s not even sure Vettel would ever want to race again.
“Sebastian doesn’t have a specific mission at the moment, he doesn’t know exactly what he has to do. I don’t think even the race can be considered finished with him.” – Tell.
When asked if there was a place for a German, Marco replied with a smile: “With Verstappen, I don’t want to do that to be honest…”
Responding to the reporter’s comment that, as they say, it is up to our imagination to decide whether there is a way back for Vettel, the advisor made it clear that even he did not see what Vettel would do himself. “Well, we have contracts in place, and Perez has a safe place until 2024. Sebastian will have to decide for himself sooner or later. Is motorsport still possible for him with internal combustion engines and petrol? At the moment, there are the opinions and aspirations of the Greens, and it will be difficult Very reconcilable.But if you can see the trend, why not?
The new managing director, Peter Baer, who came to work mid-year, recently announced that he would also like to have a regular rider in Alpha Tauri for 2024. In this regard, Marko was asked if this could be routine driver Sebastian Vettel. They already have a routine driver with Daniel Ricciardo. I smile. “And if Sebastian returns, I think he will only do so with a front-line team to fight for victories again.”
Verstappen recently revealed that they had already exchanged messages with Vettel this year regarding the record decision. and Dutch telegraph As you know, the German also sent a message to the defending champions after the success at Monza and congratulated him on surpassing his 2013 winning streak of 9.
