Toto Wolff says Helmut Marko exit would hurt Red Bull as saga intensifies
Mercedes boss Toto Wolff gives his verdict on the saga surrounding𝔉 F1 riva🌊l 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 advisor Helmut Marko is at risk of being suspended as a result of💮 an internal investigation.
The 80-yea🐬r-old Austrian has admitted he could face disci🌟plinary action with Red Bull investigating how leaks surrounding the Christian Horner scandal occurred.
“If the te๊am losesﷺ 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🧜 fa💜vourite enemy, but he is a real racer.”
After claiming pole position in Saudi Arabia,168澳洲5最新开奖结果: 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 feel if such an important pillar falls away, that's also what I've said to the team, that is not good for my situatio♑n as well. So yeah, for sure, for me, Helmut has to stay,” the three-time world champion said.
"He has built this team together with Dietrich [Mateschitz] from day one. And he's always been very loyal to the team, to everyone within the team, to make sure t🧜hat everyone would keep their positions already from back in the day.
"I think it's also very important, o🐭f course, that you give the 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 suggestio♚ns the German manu𒁏facturer could seek to take advantage of the rift within Red 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 ꦆof poaching Verstappen.
“We’ve been talking to each other for 💯ten years, ever since he joined Formula 1. I have a good relationship with Jos [Verstappen's𒊎 father] and also with Max.
"But that doesn’t mean that you would see a change on the professional side i🔥n the short term."
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