Helmut Marko has made a number of remarkable statements. The Red Bull CEO noted in an interview that in an ideal scenario, Max Verstappen will again become world champion in 2025, but not with Sergio Pérez as a teammate.
Sergio Pérez is in his fourth year at Red Bull Racing, but the Mexican’s future is in doubt. After a disappointing season in 2023, the 34-year-old driver’s performance is again disappointing. With six race weekends to go, Pérez is in eighth place in the world championship with 144 points. During the summer break it was seriously discussed whether Pérez would finish the season at Red Bull Racing. Ultimately, the veteran was allowed to keep his seat for the time being, but it seems that if Helmut Marko has his way, this will be his last season as Max Verstappen’s teammate.
Kanshebbers Red Bull Racing 2025
Despite the fact that Pérez has a contract until the end of 2025, Marko has hinted more than once in recent weeks that he would prefer someone else to sit next to the Dutchman next year. For example, he is considering all three of Yuki Tsunoda, Liam Lawson, but also Isack Hadjar. From Texas, Lawson takes over the seat of the dismissed Daniel Ricciardo at Visa Cash App RB, and will get the chance to prove himself alongside Tsunoda. In 2023, Lawson once again filled in for Ricciardo, after the Australian suffered a fracture in his hand in Zandvoort.
In an ideal world
“I don’t know how many races he has [Lawson tijdens zijn invalbeurt] was faster than Yuki, but that’s why we decided that now is the time to make a comparison with Yuki,” Marko told ORF. “Who is the faster of the two? My feeling is that I already know the line-up for 2025, but we will see. Yuki has improved himself enormously. He has better control over his emotions. It sometimes seemed like nothing on the radio “Those rants also made him slower. He lost his speed, that’s what bothered me the most. But that’s over now.
The Austrian continues: “What we always did, Mercedes is now doing [Kimi] Antonelli, Haas is now doing [Oliver] Bearman and I hope so [Franco] Colapinto gets a place somewhere. He is [bij Williams] thrown into the deep end and delivered three very strong races.” When asked about his vision for the 2025 season, Marko says: “Max again world champion, ideally with a junior from our own program [als teammaat].”
