Red Bull chief Helmut Marko takes fresh swipe at Lewis Hamilton on life outside of F1

HELMUT MARKO couldn’t resist another dig at Mercedes star Lewis Hamilton hinting at his life outside of F1.HELMUT MARKO couldn’t resist another dig at Mercedes star Lewis Hamilton hinting at his life outside of F1.
Rush stars Chris Hemsworth and Daniel Bruhl, and focuses on the famous rivalry and friendship between James Hunt and Niki Lauda.

The Austrian was in the driving seat of the title race until a massive crash at the West German Grand Prix almost took his life.
Lauda miraculously survived and only missed two races before he was back in racing action, but Hunt won four of the final seven races to snatch the title away.

The overall story was deemed exciting enough for a major Hollywood production, and Marko feels the action from 2021 also ticks the boxes for such a dramatic retelling

He pointed at crashes at Silverstone and Monza and a heart-wrenching puncture in Baku as obstacles eventual champion Max Verstappen had to overcome on the road to glory.

The Austrian also cited “two great results in Austria” as an example of the Dutchman’s brilliance, as he recorded two pole positions and race wins at Red Bull’s home track.

But it is the rivalry between Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton – and their respective teams – which Marko says would be the logical focus of any film.

“Mercedes came back and Hamilton became stronger and stronger,” Marko told ServusTV, describing the Briton closing the 32-point gap after Verstappen’s second victory at Spielberg.