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Marko: "Hartley is now competitive"

Helmut Marko makes a full U-turn and believes his young driver Brendon Hartley is now competitive. This is despite the fact he finished Sunday’s race in the garage after just half a lap.  The Red Bull CEO now feels confident in his New Zealand driver. Only prior to Monaco he was rumoured to be looking at replacement drivers even reportedly offering Lando Norris a seat. But now his focus is back on Hartley.  “If his shape had not improved, we would have had to go to an alternative,” claims Marko in an interview with motorsport magazine. Marko went on to suggest this isn’t the case anymore “because Brendon is now competitive.” He told reporter...
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