Verstappen's huge F1 deal 'normal' according Red Bull
Apr.14 - Dr Helmut Marko has no regrets that Max Verstappen's new Red Bull contract could be the most lucrative in Formula 1 history.
Some believe the Dutchman is now being paid even more than seven time world champion Lewis Hamilton.
"I don't know if that's true, because I don't know Hamilton's contract," Marko told the Dutch publication Formule 1.
"But it seems normal to me that Max will earn more as world champion.
"I am proud of what Max has achieved," said the 78-year-old former F1 driver and now top Red Bull official in charge of the notorious driver program.
"It confirms that it was the right choice at the time to bring him to Formula 1. And it has also silenced all the scepticism that existed in the beginning."
Marko said coming to terms with Verstappen, his father and manager was straightforward. "We only had to change the years for the new contract," he revealed.
But he admitted he was also relieved when the 24-year-old Dutchman put pen to paper.
"A little, yes. In the long run, when we couldn't give him a championship car, I was afraid he might go somewhere else."
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"Some believe the Dutchman is now being paid even more than seven time world champion Lewis Hamilton."
Don't tell Lewie, he'll freak out.
Hamilton will need therapy if that is the case
Another trip up the mountain ⛰ probably
Go Max Go
Marko doesn't know Mac's price?
BS...
The good Dr. is in charge of drivers. Why is he always in the press with his BS comments?
The Doc just likes playing poker. He never reveals his hand until the right moment. Like a magician, look over here while something else is happening over there. It’s all part of the F1 game. I love it.
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