Marko Reveals Perez Won't Be At Red Bull For "Too Long"

While a lot of movement is expected in the driver market for next year, one driver who is expected to stay put is AlphaTauri’s Pierre Gasly. His current contract runs until the end of 2023. However, there have been suggestions that Gasly is already looking elsewhere as Red Bull are reluctant to promote him to the senior team again. Red Bull advisor Helmut Marko has now given his thoughts on this while appearing on The Mike Hosking Breakfast podcast

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Helmut Marko Drop Big Hints About Gasly’s Future

Marko began by responding to rumors that Pierre Gasly is currently in talks with Alfa Romeo

“First of all, there is a contract which goes for two more years so I don’t know where these Alfa stories are coming from. Secondly Alfa isn’t at the level like AlphaTauri is”

He then spoke about needing a strong leader at AlphaTauri

“We have two Formula 1 teams as everyone knows and we are putting quite a lot of effort in our brand, AlphaTauri, fashion brand, and we need a strong leader there”

He then looked at it from Gasly’s point of view

“He is driving at his best, but being number one in a very good B-team is a very different story to being number two to Max Verstappen at a top team. Mentally that makes a big difference”

He then signed off by revealing the plans they have for their drivers

“We are looking at his progress, and in the next two years we will make a decision whether he’ll be on the free market or whether we’ll take him into Red Bull. Perez is 31 years now, so he won’t be too long [overall] in Red Bull Racing”
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Alpine’s Fernando Alonso pointed out that he is “not in a position now where [he] can be second. [He’s] not in a position where [he] can fight” [Soymotor]

He suggested that if he “was driving a Mercedes or Red Bull and the other team was winning, [he] would feel like a volcano”

“But when you're not in that position you have other challenges in your head, and other, more real goals each weekend. But the volcano is still there”

Retired F1 driver Ralf Schumacher feels that Red Bull’s Max Verstappen “was having a hard time in Budapest, but compared to his teammate he was really getting everything out of the car” [Formule 1]

“Verstappen has made a big step forward this year, mentally as well. You can see that in the way he drives. He still pushes hard, but drives smarter”

“It's good that we have such a battle again and I'm also very happy to see others win. Especially Max, he deserves to be world champion”, Ralf surmised

Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton has explained that “when you're driving there, sometimes it can look lonely and sometimes you have such tunnel vision that ten laps, it's like a light year” [Motorsport-Total]

“It feels like you're travelling through time. It's a very strange experience and then you forget that there are people on the other side of the line. It's nice to be reminded they are there for you”

F1 CEO Stefano Domenicali has confirmed that “at the end of this complete test [of Sprint races, they're] going to have a plan to see what will be the next step” [Motorsport]

He reiterated that “if [they] move as [they] should in that direction in the future, it will be not every race”

“[They] have ideas to create a special format for certain historical Grand Prix's, and certain special awards that [they] want to offer”

Haas team principal Guenther Steiner thinks that “Williams did not expect this blessing in points, but they did a good job and were in the right place at the right time. And that's how it goes sometimes in racing” [Speedweek]

“[Williams] were ready when a few points were up for grabs and that's why they were able to strike. But [he] wouldn't bet on that happening to [them]”

Ferrari team principal Mattia Binotto has explained that “the driver gave his suggestion with the feeling he has” regarding Carlos Sainz’s suggestion to stay out in Hungary during his first stint

“Then [they] look at [their] simulation and [their] evaluation. In the end [they] concluded that it was the right decision”

He reiterated that “by having open communication over the on-board radio, [they] make sure [they] reach the right conclusion together”
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