Crimson Bull advisor Helmut Marko says the Austrian model will primarily take a look at its junior drivers for the long run, slightly than established Components 1 stars.
Crimson Bull is looking for one of the best driver to associate Max Verstappen sooner or later, resulting from incumbent Sergio Perez – who’s beneath contract for subsequent yr – having struggled to match his team-mate.
Perez has scored solely 41 factors within the newest 12 grands prix, simply 21% of Verstappen’s tally of 195, which has price Crimson Bull dearly within the constructors’ title race, with McLaren taking a snug lead.
Hiring race winner George Russell might be an choice for Crimson Bull, given his contract with Mercedes runs to the top of 2025. But, whereas Marko praises the Englishman, he says this isn’t a possible plan of action.
“George Russell is on a par with [Lewis] Hamilton in qualifying, if not quicker,” Marko admitted in an interview with Autosport sister publication Formel1.de.
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“However Russell is Mercedes-Benz-affiliated, and now we’re specializing in our juniors.
“We see this with [Franco] Colapinto, for instance, he was comparatively inexperienced and never very profitable within the junior sequence, though it needs to be stated that he by no means had one of the best groups, however what an unimaginable efficiency he’s placing in now.
“And now let’s have a look at what our juniors or perhaps a Yuki Tsunoda can do. He will also be described as a junior. However as I discussed earlier, how does he examine to a Lawson?”
Crucially, Liam Lawson is again on the Components 1 grid, this time as a full-time driver, changing Daniel Ricciardo for the final six rounds of the 2024 marketing campaign after the veteran’s efficiency did not match Crimson Bull’s expectations.
Lawson will go up towards Tsunoda, who has retained Crimson Bull’s belief however is but to persuade crew leaders to present him an opportunity in the principle squad.

Christian Horner, Staff Principal, Crimson Bull Racing, Helmut Marko, Advisor, Crimson Bull Racing
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Moreover, 20-year-old Isack Hadjar has been combating for the Components 2 title, whereas fellow Crimson Bull junior Arvid Lindblad completed fourth in Components 3 this yr.
Hadjar’s F2 rivals Colapinto and Oliver Bearman have made their mark of their first F1 races, with the Argentinian driver’s eighth place for Williams in Baku a standout efficiency, which Marko believes is proof children might be trusted to get outcomes.
“[Colapinto] is certainly somebody for the long run,” the Austrian stated. “What he confirmed in Baku and in Singapore was very, superb. However I gave that for example.
“You might additionally point out Bearman, who reveals that juniors from Components 2 have the potential to impress in Components 1. Subsequently, opposite to the previous, as a high crew you do not essentially want drivers that have already got three or 5 years’ value of expertise.”