Helmut Marko is obviously one of the people who knew well Sebastian Vettel, the manager of the Red Bull sector having closely followed his career, from his accession to F1 to his four world titles within the Austrian team. While the German announced, shortly before the break, his desire to end the adventure in the queen discipline at the end of the 2022 campaign, Marko believes that his decision is logical on both a sporting and ideological level.
“Vettel has been writing letters lately”replied the Red Bull adviser during an exclusive interview for the sister publication of Motorsport.comMotorsport-Total.comwhen the question of how he had been notified of this decision was put to him. “Handwritten letters. I am the proud owner of one of these letters.”
Then he added: “It became clear. He’s not in a competitive car and I don’t think he saw the prospect of a car capable of finishing on the podium next year on a regular basis. there is no place in the best teams.”
“He wants to see his children grow up. I like the speech he posted on Instagram. He has different priorities and a different vision of the world. And then it doesn’t fit to drive for a brand sponsored by an Arab oil company “Aston Martin is a luxury brand with eight and twelve cylinder engines. It’s not believable, and then that’s the logical consequence. I’m sure there will be more attention paid to environmental issues now .”
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When asked if he thought Vettel capable of a comeback, like what Michael Schumacher in 2010, Marko replied in the negative: “No, I think it’s final.”
Recalling his meeting with the German at the start of his career, he said: “C’was an unassuming young boy. With half a kilo of iron [d’un appareil dentaire] in the mouth. I believe it was in Formula BMW in Germany, and he was driving for a German team. He won 18 of the 20 races at the time, and the fact that he didn’t win them all pissed him off. This is where we have already seen that he had something special. But he had a whole series of contracts. His father signed everything if he got a few marks. Until we sorted this out, it took a bit of time.”
