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Marko reflects on most ‘intense and intimate’ bond with Verstappen
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13/12/2025 at 15:4213/12/2025 at 14:04 40 SHARES Share on.. Share on.. Share on.. Helmut Marko is closing the chapter on a remarkable 25-year career as Red Bull’s motorsport advisor, a role in which he shaped some of the most successful drivers in modern Formula 1. Over that time, he helped launch the careers of 18 drivers into Red Bull’s F1 teams, including Sebastian Vettel, Daniel Ricciardo, Carlos Sainz — and, most notably, Max Verstappen. But for the 82-year-old Austrian, none of those relationships matched the intensity and closeness he shared with the Dutchman. Verstappen, snapped up by Red Bull at just 17 after only a single season in single-seaters,...
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