A Toro Rosso driver is likely to replace Mark Webber at Red Bull if the Australian decides to leave at the end of the season, according to Helmut Marko.
The Red Bull advisor says the current championship leading outfit aims to do what it did with Sebastian Vettel, slotting him into David Coulthard’s seat when the Scott retired.
That leaves the door open for Sebastien Buemi and Jaime Alguersuari, the former is currently outperforming his younger team-mate.
“This is by design,” Marko told Autosprint. “We will try to do what we did three years ago with Sebastian Vettel, when David Coulthard retired.”
However, Marko warned if neither Buemi or Alguersuari are deemed ‘good enough’ they won’t face an ‘automatic’ promotion to the lead team.
“If a driver does not meet all of the professional requirements, we will not offer him the opportunity to drive at Red Bull.”
