Helmut Marko
Marko says Ricciardo must improve at RB team
Once apparently destined to re-join Red Bull Racing, Daniel Ricciardo could actually now be under pressure even to stay with the junior 'RB' team.
Mar 12, 07:28
Marko tells Ferrari to put Bearman at Haas in 2025
Dr Helmut Marko has urged Ferrari to place impressive rookie Oliver Bearman with the affiliated Haas team for 2025.
Mar 12, 07:26
Red Bull may not win every single race in 2024 - Marko
Dr Helmut Marko thinks Red Bull can be beaten in 2024 - but only in certain individual grands prix.
Mar 11, 07:01
Horner faces sack, as F1 scandal heat rises again
Just as the Red Bull power struggle looked set to switch from boil to simmer, the heat has been turned back up - this time on Christian Horner yet again.
Mar 11, 06:56
Saudi meetings ease Red Bull saga - for now
The scandal and power struggle that has coloured the start of Red Bull's 2024 season looks to be easing - for now.
Mar 10, 05:44
Ferrari 'intensifies contact' with Red Bull's Pierre Wache
Rival teams have a keen eye on the internal strife that is dogging the otherwise totally-dominant Red Bull Racing.
Mar 9, 05:35
Verstappen threatens to quit if 'glue' Marko leaves
Max Verstappen says Dr Helmut Marko is the "glue" that keeps him at Red Bull.
Mar 9, 05:30
De la Rosa plays down Alonso's Saudi pace
Pedro de la Rosa, an Aston Martin team ambassador and close confidante of Fernando Alonso's, played down the Spaniard's top time in Jeddah free practice.
Mar 8, 06:28
Marko admits Verstappen contract 'has clauses'
Christian Horner has pleaded for the end of a scandal that endangered not only his top job at Red Bull, but could lead to Max Verstappen's shock exit.
Mar 8, 06:27
'Not exciting' F1 has triggered wave of scandals - Alonso
Leading Formula 1 figures are watching on in horror as their sport becomes engulfed in scandal upon scandal.
Mar 7, 07:30
Verstappen wants 'calm' restored at crisis-struck Red Bull
Max Verstappen admits he is hoping for a "quieter weekend" in Saudi Arabia, after the Christian Horner saga engulfed the Red Bull camp last time out in Bahrain.
Mar 7, 07:26
Red Bull's Mateschitz successor Mintzlaff to be in Jeddah
The scandal engulfing Christian Horner and revealing the depth of a power struggle at Red Bull looks set to race on throughout and beyond this weekend's Saudi Arabian GP.
Mar 6, 07:04
Perez doing well to not be 'destroyed' by Verstappen
If Sergio Perez can keep finishing second behind Max Verstappen this year, his place at the dominant Red Bull team might be safe for 2025.
Mar 5, 06:50
Verstappen admits Red Bull locked in 'power struggle'
Jos Verstappen has admitted that the Christian Horner scandal is also a "power struggle" involving Red Bull's Austrian and Thai shareholding factions.
Mar 5, 06:43
Horner's top job at Red Bull 'untenable' now - Schumacher
Ralf Schumacher suspects Mercedes and the Verstappen camp are "already in negotiations" for a sensational switch from Red Bull to Mercedes.
Mar 4, 07:26
Horner scandal risks loss of Verstappen, Newey
In the eye of the storm, Christian Horner put on a show of unity and harmony on Saturday - flanked by his wife Geri and Red Bull's majority Thai shareholder, billionaire Chalerm Yoovidhya.
Mar 3, 06:40
Verstappen already in 'a different galaxy' in 2024
As Max Verstappen dominated the Bahrain GP having also secured the first pole position on offer in 2024, hopes began to fade among Red Bull's rivals.
Mar 3, 06:36
F1, FIA to decide if Horner action required
As the Christian Horner saga rolls on, he met privately and separately with F1 CEO Stefano Domenicali and FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem in Bahrain on Friday.
Mar 2, 07:15
Red Bull chiefs give Perez an early boost in 2024
Sergio Perez's bosses have given his chances of securing a new contract for 2025 an early boost.
Mar 2, 07:12
Verstappen rivals all 'racing for second' in Bahrain
George Russell admits the entire Formula 1 field, except for Max Verstappen, will be "racing for second" as the 2024 season begins in Bahrain on Saturday.
Mar 2, 07:09
Rivals suddenly hopeful Red Bull 'can be caught' in 2024
The team pecking order in Formula 1, which until Thursday appeared to be reasonably clear, was thrown on its head on the opening day of practice in Bahrain.
Mar 1, 07:04
Alonso's wild claim about Red Bull dominance 'realistic'
Dr Helmut Marko had to smile in Bahrain when asked about Fernando Alonso's prediction of another sure-fire title for Max Verstappen this year.
Feb 29, 07:42
'War not over' despite Horner winning scandal battle
The investigation into a staff member's allegations of bad behaviour has finally resulted in Christian Horner being cleared of wrongdoing.
Feb 29, 07:41
Sainz 'probably' won't wait for Red Bull decision - Marko
Dr Helmut Marko openly admits that at least three drivers, and potentially four or more, are eyeing Sergio Perez's Red Bull seat for 2025.
Feb 27, 08:50
Horner scandal outcome expected early this week
The Christian Horner scandal is finally coming to its end, with Red Bull executives tipped to resolve his future in Formula 1 as he jets back to Bahrain on Wednesday.
Feb 27, 08:43
2025 contract still possible for Perez - Marko
It is still possible that Sergio Perez will be offered a new contract to keep racing at Red Bull beyond 2024.
Feb 26, 07:50
Lauda may have stopped Hamilton's Ferrari move
Although Formula 1 is always looking ahead, the Formula 1 paddock paused on Thursday to mark what would have been the 75th birthday of the great Niki Lauda.
Feb 23, 07:18
Sainz not surprised at Red Bull's early 2024 pace
As Formula 1 gets to the end of the sole pre-season test, the feeling up and down the Bahrain pitlane is unanimous - Red Bull still has easily the fastest car.
Feb 23, 07:15
Two ex-F1 drivers tip Sainz to secure 2025 seat
Carlos Sainz insists he has "no idea" what team he will be racing for beyond the looming Formula 1 season.
Feb 22, 07:10
Horner all smiles despite F1 scandal that could topple him
Red Bull was putting on an image of happy team unity as Christian Horner took up his usual place on the Red Bull pitwall in Bahrain.
Feb 22, 07:05
Wolff to decide Hamilton successor 'around May'
Toto Wolff had to put a brave face on the fact that Red Bull appears to have pulled off making the scrapped Mercedes-like car concept of 2022-2023 work.
Feb 22, 07:03
Marko plays down Red Bull's 'enormous' early pace advantage
Even embattled team boss Christian Horner was all smiles in Bahrain on Wednesday as Red Bull's new and radical car for 2024 stunned every other Formula 1 rival on the opening day of pre-season testing.
Feb 22, 07:01
Marko expects Red Bull's Mercedes concept to 'work well'
Dr Helmut Marko admits Red Bull has taken a risk by preparing a new car for 2024 that strongly resembles the failed and scrapped Mercedes concept of 2022 and 2023.
Feb 21, 06:35
Horner saga should end to stop 'rumours' - Marko
Dr Helmut Marko says he is hoping for a swift resolution to Red Bull's current management crisis surrounding embattled long-time F1 team boss Christian Horner.
Feb 21, 06:34
Horner on way to Bahrain as scandal pressure mounts
Christian Horner is en route to Bahrain for the pre-season test and opening grand prix of the new Formula 1 world championship - even as the pressure on him continues to mount.
Feb 20, 06:05
F1 insiders predict trouble ahead for Leclerc
Charles Leclerc has many reasons to worry about the impending arrival of Lewis Hamilton as his teammate at Ferrari for 2025 and beyond.
Feb 19, 07:14
Outcome now imminent as Horner F1 scandal deepens
Christian Horner's struggle to rescue his embattled Formula 1 career appears only to have worsened.
Feb 19, 07:11
Horner, Verstappen swerve around Red Bull scandal
As the wraps came off a surprisingly-radical 2024 Red Bull on Thursday, Christian Horner and Max Verstappen tried to swerve around the pre-season scandal.
Feb 16, 06:36
Wolff 'will do everything' to sign Verstappen - Marko
Bombshell moves in the uncharacteristically tumultuous 'silly season' driver market early in 2024 might be far from over, according to former F1 driver Christian Danner.
Feb 15, 05:44
Marko wants Horner saga 'turbulence' to end soon
Red Bull has now confirmed officially that its embattled team boss Christian Horner will indeed be present at the launch of the 2024 car on Thursday.
Feb 15, 05:43
