Red Bull Racing happy with early Mercedes deal of Hamilton
Jul.9 - Dr Helmut Marko has rubbished speculation that Mercedes' latest news has 'closed the door' to the German team for star Red Bull driver Max Verstappen.
Marko, the top Austrian official at Red Bull, admitted he was surprised when Toto Wolff announced at the Red Bull Ring last weekend that Lewis Hamilton is staying for the next two years.
"It was already clear that the contract extension was coming," the 78-year-old told Sport1.
"But we thought for tactical reasons that the announcement would only come at Silverstone."
However, Marko says he welcomes the news anyway.
"We are only too happy to take on a worthy opponent," he said. "A two-year contract also shows a certain degree of stability."
However, Marko dismissed the notion that Red Bull is relieved about the Hamilton news because it effectively closes the door to Mercedes for championship leader Verstappen.
"Those kinds of rumours are always deliberately spread to create unrest," he said.
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yeah misinformation from MB.id hate to see max leave the bulls and go to MB.hes doing fine where he is,fastest car and an effective team.go max go.
"We are only too happy to take on a worthy opponent," he said.
Yeah, doc, a 'worthy opponent' that has won 7 WCCs on the trot. Be careful, it's still not obvious that MB will roll over and cede the 2021 trophy. Don't buy in to Toto's 'we're concentrating on 2022' ruse.
"Those kinds of rumours are always deliberately spread to create unrest," he said. Said Dr Helmut Marko ( head of rumour management and chief in charge of chinese whispers at RedBull Racing )
Damn 5 down widgets, i guess sarcasm appreciation isnt what it was .
Prob the same bozo clicking multiples, or we've got a bunch of haters.
How can I possibly have six thumb neggies for the comment above? Done with the site widgets. My feelings are hurt.
are you forgetting that for most of those 7 titles MB WERE ONLY RACING THEMSELVES.FFS.
Nope. Just pointing out a simple fact. Glad you're a VER fan. The orange brigade is awesome. Devoted fans are great for our sport. BTW, you're pretty good at clicking the thumb widgets. LOL
what a great great widget is , various uses but i prefer this one
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Widget_(beer)
Helmut Marco or whatever his name.is has.it.in for Lewis, he is always making negative comments about him, now he comments.in an article.that Lewis ruined Albons career, that is nonsense, dreadful thg 2 say. Needs to keep his mouth closed unless has something positive to say. Also Horner seems to relish speaking comments about Toto and Lewis, not much positive either, what is it about Red Bull. Oh and Verstappen is only winning because if the car, where are all those comments, used to hear them when Lewis kept winning , Red Bull has the fastest car now. I always used to say it needs man and machine but that wasnt the case with Lewis from the Hamilton haters. Now their tune has changed because Vercrappen is winning.
Its all a game Linda, one big game .....
your probably right, there are LOTS OF Lewia haters on the forums, horrid people, they should be banned from the races like football louts
you cant be banned for having an opinion Linda its what defines us as human beings, where you can ban someone is when they are Racist about an individual, but just being A HATER.....sorry doesnt work like that, and anyway , what is a HATER?
ffs gutter boy/girl.the red bull is only fastest on the track.not in the gravel hence the black move to shunt him off the track.(shunt)quoting hamas
U sound like a racist hater, did you use white when Verstappen was involved in many an accident, this one was 50 50, if you study the footage, you will see Verstappen turned in on Lewis, Verstappen is agressive. He should have left Lewis the room he had when he made the move. I am a lady by the way and its Gutteridge, not Gutter. Lewis did ot deserve the 10 point penalty but he won anyway. Come on Lewis, here is to the 8th title.
Er Linda, he did leave enough room for Slumboy Lewis, the fact lewis didnt use the room , well there u are, shows it clearly on sky replays .
Shroppyfly,
People may not be banned for being a hater but you can always tell when a comment has a racist tone to it. Lewis has already been a target on line and its downright disgusting. People should be banned from social media. Lewis is our British 7 times world champion, a nice guy and deserves respect, he flies our British flag and all the people should get behind him. We should all be proud we have a British world champ in F1. Lewis is special, he is mixed race, black and white, has the best of both worlds. Has lots of adorable fans but a group of malicious people who always run him down.
lady lydia guttering you are confused,hamas didnt get a ten point penalty though he deserved it.it was only 10 second penalty.very lenient by the way
didnt use white to describe max.didnt use brown ,red yellow green or orange either. neither fast faster or fastest, theres no need to.we all know he is the best driver at the moment.there are none so blind as those who will not see.come on max!.cant wait for hungary dont think hamas will be too popular there
you might need to go to spec save, clearly Vercrappen turned in on Lewis, its on the footage.
Then Linda , please feel free to call them out if you believe there is a racist undercurrent to it, that is your right and privilege .
As for the being proud bit , im not sure around the world everyones happy seeing the waving of the union flag
Great word Widget, various uses, but my favourite is the beer can widget, more useful that the little thumblet widgets here any day .
I was referring to the UK F1 Fans. Obviously people from other Countries will back their own. Difference here in the UK, they do not always back their own, very sad.
it will be interesting to see how popular hamas is for the rest of the season esp hungary.his bubble has burst
it will be interesting to see how popular hamas is for the rest of the season esp hungary.his bubble has burst
well he certainly wont loose any sleep not having u as a fan. He has plenty of fans to support him. Presume your a mad Max fan
never was or will be a fan of the hamas .reminds me too much of beckham with the silly followers and the sideshow.he must be due an appearance on the simpsons.its a pity spitting image isnt still going they would have a field day with him
i am a fan
Mad Max wont be that popular here, he has been involved in loads of accidents over his career, he is aggressive and certainly not the best driver lol. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
i think you will find max is very popular throughout the world even in the land of the tan he has plenty support