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NORRIS as a teammate of VERSTAPPNA? Marko: "We had conversations"

Helmut Marko brought Max Verstappn to Formula 1 at a very young age and saw his protégé develop into a candidate for the title.

Z George Russell in Landoem Norris the new generation of Formula 1 racers has two more outstanding talents, Helmut Marko has now revealed that they even talked to the team’s young racer McLaren.

It's last Thursday Verstappen celebrated his 24th birthday and on this occasion it was Marko looked back at the decision to bring him to Formula One so early. crazy, but looking back, he turned out to be right. Verstappen he proved to be a great talent. “I am proud that in those years we dared to bring Max to Formula 1. He never left any doubt that this was the wrong decision. He is always very focused and nothing can distract him from achieving the goal,”Is Marko told the website oe24.at.

Helmut Marko admitted that they also talked to Land Norris, but points out that for him, Max Verstappen is still at the top of his list.

The Austrian also sees Norris, which is currently performing very well, but it is Max still at the top of his list. “Norris has caught my eye before, but Max is still at the top of my ladder because he is able to drive fast in all conditions right away. He showed this once more in an impressive way in Russia. There, he almost won if he had been called to the pits a round earlier."

Regarding other racing talents, he has them Marko now on his radar. “We will be able to see next yearhow good he really is" so Austrian, which relates to the young Russella, which will race next year at Hamilton in the team Mercedes. But it seems to be Norris with Mark in a better position. “We’ve talked to him, but he’s tied to McLaren in the long run. We stick to our path,”Concludes the consultant Red Bull Racing.                

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