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Marko wanted to deliberately infect Verstappen: "But never talked about Helmut"

Helmut Marko was serious when he indicated in March that he was considering deliberately infecting Max Verstappen with the coronavirus. In the end it did not come to that and it has never been seriously discussed within Red Bull Racing. Verstappen did not discuss it with the 77-year-old Austrian prior to the season.  Marko had the idea of deliberately infecting his drivers so that they could at least start the 2020 season completely fit. In an interview with the German-speaking media, Red Bull's advisor then said: "It was going to be a camp where we could spend the time mentally and physically. It would then be ideal, because these are very young, strong, healthy men who would...
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