The day before we quoted Red Bull motorsport advisor Helmut Marko, who denied rumors that Christian Horner was trying to drive him out of the team. Later, the head of Red Bull Racing himself commented on the situation and confirmed that he was willing to continue working with Marco as long as the Austrian specialist himself wanted to remain in the team.
Christian Horner: “Helmut and I have always had a strong and open relationship. Of course, there are issues on which he and I disagree from time to time, but I regard this as normal.
We regularly discuss all aspects. Things have changed a bit for Hellmuth since the death of his friend and colleague Dietrich Mateschitz, but he still plays an important role in the team and neither I nor anyone else in the team has any ambition or desire to change his role .
At 80 years old he is still very energetic and as long as he wants to continue, I see no reason to change the way we work.
Since we joined Formula 1, the business has changed a lot and our roles have evolved too. I continue to manage the team on a daily basis, but important decisions, such as driver selection or development strategies, are made together. Our collaboration with Helmut has existed for many years and everyone has their own role and function.”
Source: F1 News
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