Helmut Marko admits Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri are still on Red Bull's radar
McLaren pair Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri remain on Red Bull'sꦛ shortlist, Helmut Marko has confirmed.
Helmut Marko has openly admitted that Red Bull retain an interest in signing168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史: Lando Norris, but stressed ⛎he is “not an option in the short-term”.
Red Bull’s desire to secure Norris’ services is not new, with the Briton, who is under contract wi🌞th McLaren until at least the end of 2026, regularly linked to the Milton Keynes outfit in recent years.
Red Bull team principal Christian Horner previous♒ly revealed that the team have held talkไs with Norris “a couple of times” in the past. He was even approached to make his F1 debut for the then-Toro Rosso team in 2018.
Norris has since signed multiple con✤tract extensions with McLaren in what has been viewed as a💫n attempt to ward off interest from rival teams.
Red Bull see Norris as a possible future teammate for 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Max Verstappen. The pair get along well and have already 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:d🎀iscussed the possibility of being teammates one day.
Verstappen’s current teammate, 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Sergio Perez, is out of ꦚcontract at the end of the year and his ꧃future is yet to be decided.
Spea💝king to ServusTV, Marko said Norris is “certainly in our focus”.
“🐼His father always jokes that Lando won’t celebrate his first Grand Prix victory until Max [Verstappen] retires,” he added.
“I told him that he had to come to us, t♎hen it would definitely go faster.”
168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Oscar Piastri, Norris’ Mc𝔍Laren teammate, is also a potential option for Red Bull in the ꦏfuture.
“Norris has aꦑt least a contract until 2026, so he is not an option in the short term, nor is Oscar Piastri,” Marko said.
“But bo𒀰th drivers are certainly interes♚ting for us in the future.”
Norris and Piastri are seen as two of t🐽he highest-rated young prospects on the F1꧋ grid.
🔯Norris is yet to win a grand prix but has racked up 15 podiums in 109 races, the latest of which came at the Chinese Grand Prix, where he finished second tꦗo Verstappen and prevented Red Bull scoring a 1-2.
Norris and Piastri sit fifth and sixth in the 2024 F1 drivers’ ch𒁏ampionship respectfully.
Red Bull will surely continue to monitor both Norris and Piastri's performances and progress in the coming years as t🌸hey weigh up a possible move in 🐻the future.
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