2023-09-15 15:50:00
ESPNSep 15, 2023, 11:50 ETLreading: 3 min.
Marko’s words provoked a wave of criticism from teams, drivers and specialized media and this topic was taken up before and during the current Singapore Grand Prix.
The International Automobile Federation (FIA) announced that the advisor of Red Bull, Helmut Markowas warned in writing for the derogatory statements towards the Mexican Czech Perez.
Marko he told the channel Hello TV that “we know he has problems in qualifying, he has fluctuations in his form. He is South American and he is simply not as completely in his head as Max Verstappen The how Sebastian (Vettel)”.
This caused the highest body to regulate motor sports to launch the following message.
Helmut Marko was warned in writing for the derogatory statements towards the Mexican Checo Pérez.Getty Images
“We can confirm that Helmut Marko has received a written warning and has been reminded of his responsibilities as a public figure in motor sport in accordance with the Code of Ethics of the FIA“, reads the text.
The words of Marko provoked a wave of criticism from teams, drivers and specialized media and this issue was taken up before and during this Singapore Grand Prix.
The Mexican Sergio Perez He stated that his team advisor Helmut Marko apologized for the comments in which he stated that, as a Latin American, he was not able to concentrate as well as the European drivers.
“I had a very good conversation with him and he apologized for his comments. That’s the most important thing of all, we moved on. I haven’t felt offended at all. Knowing Helmut (Marko), I know he says it that way, He is a person who helps me a lot,” Checo Pérez commented to the press.
For his part, the head of the Austrian team, Christian Hornerpointed out that they cannot release a statement condemning Marko’s words, since he does not have an employee contract with the team and left any type of sanction in the hands of the FIA and FOM.
“Helmut has asked for forgiveness. He is not an employee of Red Bull Racing, so I don’t know why we should issue a statement. He is part of a broader group of the Red Bull brand and they have demanded an apology on the Servus TV channel. We’ve talked regarding it and I know he regrets what he said. We have spoken with the FIA and the FOM during the last few weeks and the sanctions are his thing, not the team’s,” Horner told the portal The Race.
Horner mentioned that this episode is a lesson he learned Marko and pointed out that the Austrian and Pérez They spoke to clarify any type of misunderstanding.
“First of all, those comments were not right and Helmut realized it quickly and apologized for it, both publicly and directly towards Sergio. He talked to him regarding it and you can always learn things in life, even when you’re 80 years old. There are some lessons that are inevitable to learn,” commented the manager.
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