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F1 seats ‘based on performance, not marketing’ – Marko hits back at Schumacher

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F1 seats ‘based on performance, not marketing’ – Marko hits back at Schumacher

Dr Helmut Marko (AUT) Red Bull Motorsport Consultant. 27.05.2023. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 7, Monaco Grand Prix, Monte Carlo, Monaco, Qualifying Day.

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Red Bull Motorsport Advisor Helmut Marko has hit back at recent comments from Ralf Schumacher that his nephew Mick was overlooked for a seat at AlphaTauri for “personal reasons”.

Schumacher was dropped by Haas at the end of 2022 in favour of German compatriot Nico Hulkenberg after spending two seasons with the American team.

Unable to secure an alternative seat on the 2023 Formula 1 grid, Schumacher was signed by Mercedes to become the German outfit’s reserve driver for the year.

However, Ralf documented that AlphaTauri team boss Franz Tost had been interested in hiring Mick to replace the outgoing Pierre Gasly – but claimed Marko intervened to place Nyck de Vries in the seat alongside Yuki Tsunoda instead for this season.

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Responding to the ex-F1 race winner’s accusations, Marko states that he has no problem with the Schumacher family while adding that the Red Bull motorsport stable is based solely on performance merits rather than chasing marketing benefits.

“I have no problem with the name Schumacher,” Marko told Austrian newspaper oe24. “For me Michael Schumacher is the greatest.

“I talk to Ralf regularly. But he is confusing one thing: our F1 programme is based on performance, not on marketing.”

Mick Schumacher (GER) Mercedes AMG F1 Reserve Driver. 05.05.2023. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 5, Miami Grand Prix, Miami, Florida, USA, Practice Day.

While Tsunoda has progressed promisingly in his third F1 year to deliver a series of strong results early in 2023, de Vries has struggled immensely in his rookie campaign.

The Dutchman, formerly a champion in Formula 2 and Formula E, has seen his place come under pressure after lagging behind Tsunoda in pace terms and being responsible for several incidents.

But after qualifying and finishing 12th in Monaco at the most recent race weekend Marko praised de Vries’ performance, explaining that is the standard Red Bull expects of him on a consistent basis.

However, if de Vries, one of only two drivers still to score a point in F1 this year, fails to use his assured drive around the challenging Monte Carlo streets as a springboard for better displays, Marko has addressed that Red Bull junior drivers Liam Lawson and Ayumu Iwasa would be the two contenders ready to step up to replace him.

Therefore, Schumacher’s opportunity to mark a comeback in 2024 could boil down to whether Logan Sargeant can do enough to earn a second season with the Williams side.

Following a solid debut outing in Bahrain, the American newcomer has since hit a patchy run of form in trying circumstances.

Current Williams team boss James Vowles was previously a core member of the Mercedes side Schumacher is now a part of, intensifying reports that the ex-Haas driver could land a seat with the Grove squad.

Despite Schumacher harbouring hopes of making an immediate full-time return next year, Mercedes chief Toto Wolff has been more reserved in his assessment of the German’s chances.

“It’s a difficult situation because the cockpits are taken with us [Mercedes],” he disclosed to Sky Deutschland, “even though I wish Mick would get a seat, he would have deserved it.

“The situation in 2024 is so unfavourable. In 2025 a few doors will open again. We’ll have to wait and see how the pace develops at Williams, but it’s not easy.”

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