News Details

Marko admits almost ousting Hartley

Jun.18 Dr Helmut Marko has admitted he considered ousting struggling Toro Rosso driver Brendon Hartley. In past weeks, rumours abounded that the Red Bull consultant was shopping around for an alternative - perhaps Lando Norris or Robert Kubica - to New Zealand rookie Hartley. Marko doesn't deny it. "If the trajectory had not improved, then we would have had to look somewhere for an alternative," he told Germany's motorsport-magazin.com. "But that's not the case and Brendon is now competitive." It is believed Marko is referring specifically to Hartley's performance in Canada, where he clearly improved and put Pierre Gasly under pressure. It then ended with the first lap...
Full Story »
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

Hartley Staying in Toro Rosso Seat For Now, Insists...

Helmut Marko insists Brendon Hartley will remain driving for Red Bull...

Marko: Unbelievable Hartley stories going around

Red Bull driver chief Helmut Marko has rubbished reports that Brendon...
6y ago from GrandPrix247.com

Toro Rosso backs struggling Hartley

Jun.12 Toro Rosso has boosted Brendon Hartley's chances of staying with...
6y ago from OneStopStrategy.com

Marko: "Hartley is now competitive"

Helmut Marko makes a full U-turn and believes his young driver Brendon...
6y ago from GPBlog.com

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

WorldSBK champion Toprak Razgatlioglu switches to...

After years of speculation, two-time WorldSBK champion Toprak...
12h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

Pedro Acosta admits fourth at Aragon MotoGP ‘not...

Despite matching his best result of the 2025 MotoGP season, Pedro Acosta...
17h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

Nicolo Bulega agrees Ducati WorldSBK contract...

Ducati announces Nicolo Bulega has signed new contract which sees him...
15h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

Louis Foster gains new sponsor for rest of IndyCar...

Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing rookie Louis Foster will sport a new look...

Santino Ferrucci issued post-race penalty but keeps...

The NTT IndyCar Series has issued a penalty to the #14 entry of Santino...

Louis Foster reveals likely cause of scary 180MPH...

On lap 84 of Sunday’s Detroit Grand Prix, Louis Foster was involved in...

Popular On TotalWRC.com

Popular On GunnersToday.com

New: Arsenal ready to walk away from Sesko talks,...

Arsenal have set a deadline for the Benjamin Sesko transfer negotiations...
6h ago from CaughtOffside.com

'It appears' Arsenal are set to finalise 'fantastic'...

Arsenal appear set to complete the signing of Chelsea goalkeeper Kepa...
6h ago from CaughtOffside.com

'Exceptional' PL star could be fine signing for...

Charles Watts believes Morgan Rogers is an 'exceptional' talent who could...
7h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Arsenal column: What's holding up Benjamin Sesko...

Benjamin Sesko signs are positive, but it's not done yet Another week has...
8h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Comments

Hottest News

Recent News


2014 GPToday.com
GPToday.com is not responsible for the news headlines and associated descriptions and images it indexes, the content of externally linked sites or the comments & postings of its users.

This website is unofficial and is not associated in any way with the Formula One group of companies. F1, FORMULA ONE, FORMULA 1, FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, GRAND PRIX and related marks are trade marks of Formula One Licensing B.V.