Helmut Marko ramps up pressure on Nyck de Vries amid revelation Red Bull F1 boss Christian Horner was ‘not a fan’
Following his outstanding points-scoring F1 debut in a one-off cameo for Williams at last year’s Italian Grand Prix, de Vries was brought in to replace the Alpine-bound 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Pierre Gasly at Red Bull’s sister team AlphaTauri.
But following a difficult start to life at AlphaTauri, de Vries' future has already been called into question amid growing speculation that 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Daniel Ricciardo could be in the frame to replace him ne🌱xt season, if not sooner.&nꦏbsp;
Marko has now admitted that he and Horner in🌞itially disagreed about hiring de Vries, with the Red Bull team principal “not so big a fan” of the Dutchman.
When asked if disagreements over driver appointments occur regularly at Red Bull, Marko told the Inside💙 Line F1 podcast: "Not often, but sometimes we do.
“The last one... I would say de V🔯ries. And at the moment it looks like he [Horner] is right."
Marko added: "It's AlphaTauri [not Red Bull], but we're a big family🌳 and we get opinions. H⭕e was not so big a fan of De Vries.”
Marko also confirmed that AlphaTauri team principal Franz Tost wanted168澳洲5最新开奖结果: Mick Schumacher to replace Gasly.
"[It was] Franz🏅 Tost who wanted Mick Schumacher, but Mick was with Ferrari Academy for his whole car𒊎eer,” he explained.
"Basically, AlphওaTauri is a junior team. De Vries is different to Schumacher in that he ha🌌d just one race, very successful in Monza, so he could fit into our philosophy."
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