2023-07-06 12:33:20
Red Bull F1 motorsport adviser Helmut Marko has named two possible candidates to replace struggling Nick de Vries at AlphaTauri F1. However, neither Daniel Ricciardo nor Mick Schumacher’s name is included there. Late last year, Marko turned down AlphaTauri F1 team principal Franz Tost’s desire to sign Mick Schumacher. But Marko has since admitted that the deal with De Vries may have been a mistake.
Meanwhile, the 24-year-old Schumacher, the 2023 Mercedes reserve driver, is testing not only the current Mercedes but also the 2021 McLaren at Portimao this week. Marko also seems reluctant to bring Daniel Ricciardo back to F1 to replace de Vries, who is struggling at AlphaTauri. But Red Bull’s Marko also seems reluctant to bring Daniel Ricciardo back to F1 in place of struggling Dutchman De Vries at AlphaTauri. “We have two drivers who are ready to enter F1,” Marko told Servus TV. “It’s Liam Lawson and Ayumu Iwasa,” added the 80-year-old Marko. “We’re watching De Vries grow up.” Of the two Red Bull F1 training drivers, Liam Lawson, who is currently participating in the Japanese Super Formula, seems to be the most likely candidate. Lawson was the reserve driver for Red Bull and AlphaTauri at the Austrian site last weekend. “There are big gaps between Super Formula races, so we can use our time here in Europe to do simulator work at Red Bull,” Lawson told Speedweek this week. “Then I can participate in 50 percent of Formula 1 races. It’s too difficult to live in Japan for that,” added Lawson. However, Lawson admitted that he “has no idea” if he is a candidate for promotion to F1. “But when the call comes, I’m well prepared,” Lawson said. “Friday’s session is not decided at the moment, but I really hope that one day something will happen.”
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