For the first time in over twenty years, the retired Helmut Marko was absent from Red Bull Racing’s pit box. At home in Graz, Austria, the now 82-year-old was nevertheless an attentive spectator. In an exclusive interview with GPblog, he says: “It was relaxing. Exciting in the beginning, and yeah, I enjoyed it. I also watched F2. So, how should I say? I enjoyed it, but I don’t miss being there.”
Marko ‘enjoys Formula 1 again’
Marko hasn’t completely let go of Red Bull Racing and Racing Bulls. In Graz, he has several screens on which he can closely follow all the teams’ data. “Yes, I have all that and I get reports from our teams. So I’m well informed and I enjoy it again.”
Max Verstappen in Melbourne – Photo: RacePictures
Marko satisfied with the new Red Bull Ford engine
It wasn’t Red Bull’s weekend anyway. “No, it started with the qualifying crash from Max. And in the race I think Hadjar did a good job but then the engine failed.”
“Fortunately, out of four, only one failed. So generally the job it did is a very good one,” Marko added about the Red Bull Ford power unit, which made its debut in Australia.