The official announcement of the failure to continue and finalize the negotiations between the Porsche and Red Bull did not take the Formula 1 paddock in Monza by surprise, after the uncertainties of the Austrian team to link its future so closely with the German manufacturer had emerged in recent weeks. In fact, Porsche’s desire to acquire 50% of the team had emerged, not limiting itself only to the supply of power units. On the sidelines of the sinking of the talks between the parties, the story of what happened could not be missing Helmut Marko, Red Bull councilor, as usual without too many words.
“We don’t need anyone at the moment“, He explained to the Austrians of OE3adding: “If we talk about synergies and benefits, we are open. And now that the break with Porsche has become official, we’ve gotten some surprising interest. And we are talking to Honda“. Marko then focused his speech on the reasons that led to the cessation of negotiations with the Germans: “We decided neither side would benefit from the deal. In recent times, Porsche had expressed its intention to take over or double every position in Red Bull. In other words, they wanted to control pretty much everything and obviously it doesn’t work like that. It was clear that everything would become too bureaucratic and that we would lose our flexibility as a team “. For the future Helmut Marko is anything but worried: “At present, we are in a good position. We have the fastest driver until 2028. We have Adrian Newey, the best designer. We have an engine factory that will be fully operational in 55 weeks. The first engine has already been started and this means that we can do it by ourselves, we are completely self-sufficient ”.
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