Formula 1|Information was oozing from the F1 driver market.
Red Bull stable boss Christian Horner recently hinted that Red Bull would be interested in landing the current Mercedes-Benz F1 driver of George Russell to his stable.
“We are not afraid to look at the situation [Red Bullin oman kuljettajakehitysohjelman] outside. George Russell’s contract expires at the end of next year. It would be foolish not to consider this matter, Horner, 50,” said Sky Sports.
Now advisor to Red Bull’s F1 operations Helmut Marko81, has however shared his own views on Red Bull’s strategy.
“George Russell is as fast as Lewis Hamilton in time, if not faster. But Russell is a driver connected to Mercedes-Benz, and we are now focusing on our own junior drivers, Marko explained According to Autosport.“
“Let’s see what our juniors or, for example, do Yuki Tsunoda can do. You can also count Tsunoda as our junior driver. How does he compare to Liam Lawson“, Marko continued.
According to Helmut Marko, George Russell is not in Red Bull’s sights.
Japanese Tsunoda, 24, and New Zealander Lawson, 22, drive for the Red Bull-owned RB team.
Red Bull’s race drivers are currently a 27-year-old Dutch talent Max Verstappen and a 34-year-old Mexican Sergio Perez.
Two-time GP winner Russell, 26, recently signed a contract extension with Mercedes until 2025, so the Brit is rumored to be available beyond the 2025 season.
Mercedes-Benz garage boss Toto Wolff52, however, there are clauses in Russell’s contract that tie him to the team for a longer period of time.
Wolff has made it clear that these clauses came into effect when the superstar, who is moving from Mercedes to Ferrari for next season Lewis Hamilton39, was replaced by an 18-year-old rookie F1 driver from Italy Andrea Kimi Antonelli.
Toto Wolff (right) has said that he will build the future of the Mercedes-Benz F1 team on, among others, Andrea Kimi Antonelli (left).
Verstappen is at the top of the World Championship points table this season. Russell is seventh in the World Championship points and Perez is eighth.
The next F1 race will be gassed in the USA after mid-October.
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