News Details

Verstappen should not fear coronavirus - Marko

Mar.24 Max Verstappen should not fear coronavirus, according to his boss Dr Helmut Marko. The brash, tough and plain-speaking 76-year-old Austrian told Kronen Zeitung newspaper: "It would be best if Max caught the virus now." But Marko, the head of Red Bull's notorious driver program, does not mean that he wishes his star driver any harm. "He told me on the phone that he was terrified of the possibility of becoming infected," he said. "But at 22 years old, he is not part of any risk group. And after getting over the virus he would be immune and could just go for the title."
Full Story »
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

Marko sees 'aggressive' RB16: 'Hope we can race with...

Helmut Marko has said it before, but the advisor of Red Bull Racing...
5y ago from GPBlog.com

Sainz Jr. tests negative for coronavirus, to stay...

McLaren’s Carlos Sainz Jr. has revealed that he has tested negative for...
6y ago from MotorsportWeek.com

Marko unimpressed by COVID-19: 'I was hoping that...

Red Bull Racing's motorsport advisor Helmut Marko has voiced his...
5y ago from GPBlog.com

Helmut Marko thinks 18 races are possible in 2020!

Helmut Marko believes that 18 races are possible in 2020, following the...
5y ago from GPBlog.com

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

Takuma Sato makes Indy 500 return with RLL

Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing has announced that Takuma Sato will drive...

Helio Castroneves confirms return for 26th...

Helio Castroneves has confirmed that he will take part in the upcoming...

Popular On TotalWRC.com

WRC Rally Scotland brings top tier rallying back to...

The 2027 WRC calendar should have an exciting new event on the calendar:...

Popular On GunnersToday.com

Premier League officials appear to confirm Arsenal...

Premier League officials have admitted that Arsenal benefited from two key...
8h ago from SportsKeeda.com

Arsenal plot £69m move for 10-goal ace to replace...

Arsenal are interested in signing the AC Milan attacker Raphael Leao at...
10h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Mikel Arteta targets 50m+ La Liga star to supercharge...

Mikel Arteta's Arsenal are keen on acquiring the services of Real Madrid...
11h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Arsenal, Chelsea, and Newcastle eye 70m move for...

Newcastle United, Arsenal, and Chelsea are all keeping tabs on Christian...
11h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Comments

Hottest News

Recent News


2014 GPToday.com
GPToday.com is not responsible for the news headlines and associated descriptions and images it indexes, the content of externally linked sites or the comments & postings of its users.

This website is unofficial and is not associated in any way with the Formula One group of companies. F1, FORMULA ONE, FORMULA 1, FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, GRAND PRIX and related marks are trade marks of Formula One Licensing B.V.