Helmut Marko drops hint on Red Bull’s plan for 2025 F1 driver line-up

Helmut Marko has dropped a hint over Red Bull's plan for their 2025 F1 drive🍸r l෴ine-up.

Helmut Marko
Helmut Marko

Helmut Marko has suggested he wants a Red Bull junior as 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Max Verstappen’s teammate for the 2025 F1 season.

The identit🦩y of Verstappen’s teammates in 2025 continues to be a hot topic.

168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Sergio Perez’s form gen🥀erally in 2024 has been underwhelming, but he’s survived ꧒the axe.

168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Daniel Ricciardo was thou💯ght to be the ideal candidate to replace the Mexican uꦛntil he was replaced by Liam Lawson.

It’s believed that Red Bull will now eva൲luate Lawson in the final six races to assess whether he could race alongside Verstappen next year.

Speaking to Austrian TV station ORF, Marko said: “I don't know in how ma✃ny races he [Lawson] was faster than Yuki, but that's why we decided that now is the time to make a comparison with Yuki. Who of the two is the fastest?

“Admittedly, Yuki has improved a lot. He has his emotions under cꦿ🃏ontrol better. He was sometimes very bad on the radio. Those tirades also slowed him down.

“In other words, he lost his speed. That bothered me the most. But that's gone now. He's fast and consist𒉰ent on all circu♒its.”

Ma𒉰rkoꩵ noted that rival F1 teams are opting for youth.

Haas have replaced Kevin Magnussen with Oliver Bearman, while 18-year-old Andrea Kimi Antonelli is 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Lewis Hamilton’s replacement at Mercedes.

Franco Colap🔜into has also impressed during his short stint at Williams, potentially putting him in the frame for a drive next year with Sauber.

“Youth is the trend again,” he added. “What we used to do, ꧅is now being done by Mercedes with Antonelli, Haas with Bearman, and I also hope thatColapinto will end up somewhere.

“He was thrown in at🧸 the deep end and has delive🔯red three great races.”

When p༺ressed on his hopes for Verstappen’s teammate in 2025, he concluded: “Ideally with a junior from our own junior programme.”

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