Helmut Marko has openly admitted that Red Bull retain an interest in signing168澳洲5最新开奖结果: Lando Norris, but s💟tressed he is “not an option inꩵ the short-term”.

Red Bull’s desire to secure Norris’ services is not new, with the Briton, who is under contract with McLaren until at least the end of 2026, regularly linked♒ to the Milton Keynes outfit in recent years.

Red Bull team principal Christian Horner previously revealed that the team have held talks with Norris “a couple of times” in the past. He was even approached to make his F1 debut for the thꦑen-Toro Rosso team in 2018.

Norris has since signed multiple contract extensions with McLaren🅘 in what has been viewed as an attempt to ward off interest💛 from rival teams.

Red Bull see Norris as a possible future teammate for 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Max Verstappen. The pair get along well and have already 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:discussed the possibility of ඣbeing t๊eammates one day.

Verstappen’s current teammate, 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Sergio Perez, is out of contract at the end of the year and his future is yet to be dec𝓰ided.

Speaking to ServusTV, Marko said Norris is “♐certainly in our focus”.

“His father always jokes that Lando won’t celebrate his first Grand Prix victory until Max [💫Verstappen] retires,” he added.

“I told him that he💛 had to come to us, then it would definitely go faster.”

168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Oscar Piastri, Norris’ McLaren teammate, is also a potential option for Red Bull in 𝔍the future.

“Norris has at least a𒊎 contract until 2026, so he is not an option in the shor🏅t term, nor is Oscar Piastri,” Marko said.

“But both drivers are ce🍌rtainl🗹y interesting for us in the future.”

Norris and Piastri are seen as ꦯtwo of the highest-rated young pro𒆙spects on the F1 grid.

Norris is yet to win a grand prix but has racked up 15 podiums i🌠n 109 races, the latest o𒈔f which came at the Chinese Grand Prix, where he finished second to Verstappen and prevented Red Bull scoring a 1-2.

Norris and Piastri sit fifth and six꧑th in the 2024 F1 drivers’ championship respectfully.

Red Bull will surely continue to monitor both Norris and Piastri's performances and progress in the coming years as they weigh up a pos🍸sible move in the future.