Red Bull chief claims ANGRY OUTBURSTS holding F1 star back

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Red Bull chief claims ANGRY OUTBURSTS holding F1 star back

Red Bull's F1 advisor has made a surprise revelation following a major replacement

Kerry Violet F1 News Editor

F1 editor and journalist covering motorsport since 2024.

Sunday 29 December 2024 00:00

Influential Red Bull advisor Helmut Marko has revealed a surprising reason behind a controversial driver choice the team made this winter.

The 81-year-old has held a position of influence in the organisation since their entry into Formula 1 20 years ago, and has played a big part in their driver decisions since his arrival.

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Following a disappointing season for Christian Horner's outfit, they only managed to finish third in the constructors' championship despite star driver Max Verstappen securing his fourth consecutive drivers' title.

This drop in the team standings was largely due to the consistently poor performances of Verstappen's team-mate Sergio Perez, who, following the 2024 season was promptly replaced for next year.

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Lawson will partner Verstappen at the main team for 2025 even though his VCARB team-mate Yuki Tsunoda consistently outperformed him, just as he has done with every driver that has partnered with him since joining the Red Bull junior outfit in 2021.

As a result of his successful stint at the junior team, Marko recently labelled Tsunoda as the 'spearhead' of the F1 outfit, but acknowledged that he won't want to stay there for much longer without a promotion.

Now, Marko has gone even further, outlining why Red Bull chose Lawson over Tsunoda, admitting that the Japanese racer has one trait that could be holding him back.

"Yuki is certainly the faster of the two in terms of speed at the moment," Marko admitted, as reported by The Express.

“But he doesn't have the necessary consistency and keeps making mistakes. Then there are his outbursts of anger, which have improved significantly, but they remain a factor. Then he loses control."

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