Toto Wolff says Helmut Marko exit would hurt Red Bull as saga intensifies
Mercedes boss🔥 Toto Wolff gives his verdict on the saga surrounding F1 rival Red Bull.
Mercedes boss Toto Wolff has weighed in on the intensifying saga surrounding the Red Bull F1 team.
It has emerged that Red Bull motorsport advis🍸or Helmut Marko is at☂ risk of being suspended as a result of an internal investigation.
The 80-year-old Austrian has ad🌄mitted he c🐭ould face disciplinary action with Red Bull investigating how leaks surrounding the Christian Horner scandal occurred.
“If the team loses Helmut♚, it would certainly be a loss for Red Bull and for the team,” Wolff is quoted as saying by Austrian broadcaster ORF.
“Helmut was -💟 or is -🐈 our favourite enemy, but he is a real racer.”
After claiming pole position in Saudi Arabia,168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史: Max Verstappen st🐎rongly indicated that his future with Red Bull is tied to the fate of Marko.
"It is very important we keep the key people together because I fee🔴l if such an important pillar falls away, that's also what I've sa💜id to the team, that is not good for my situation as well. So yeah, for sure, for me, Helmut has to stay,” the three-time world champion said.
"He has built this team togetherꦦ with Dietrich [Mateschitz] from day one. And he's always been very loyal to the team, to everyone within the team, to make sure that everyone would keep their positions already from back in the day.
"I think it's also very important, of course, that yꦗou give t♎he man a lot of respect for what he has done. And that comes back also to loyalty, you know, and integrity. So, yeah, for sure, it's important that he stays part of the team, also for me.”
Mercedes will be watching the🃏 situation with interest amid suggestions the German manufacturer could seek to take advantage of the rift within Reﷺd Bull by signing Verstappen.
“We have one seat available, in 2025 and 2026, but Max will drive wherever there is the fastest car, and today ☂that is the Red Bull,” Wolff said about the possibility of poaching Verstappen.
“We’ve been tal🔴king to each ot🎶her for ten years, ever since he joined Formula 1. I have a good relationship with Jos [Verstappen's father] and also with Max.
"But that ꦛdoesn’t mean that you would see a change on the professional side in the short term."
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