Former Method 1 driver Christijan Albers has questioned Helmut Marko’s place at Purple Bull, saying the long-time advisor is “out of contact with the instances”.
Albers made the remark simply days after his namesake Christian Horner was dismissed as Purple Bull staff principal and CEO, amid a hunch within the type for the Milton Keynes squad.
The Dutchman believes that Marko also needs to be moved apart and changed by somebody youthful throughout the organisation.
4-time world champion Sebastian Vettel has just lately been linked with a return to Purple Bull in a managerial capability, with the German admitting he could be open to such a job sooner or later.
“I feel it’s time Marko additionally reaches his expiration date,” Albers advised De Telegraaf.
“Listening to a few of his statements, they’re out of contact with the instances. I ponder if he ought to keep in that place. Perhaps it’s time for a radical change and to usher in a brand new era.”
Marko, 82, has overseen Purple Bull’s extremely profitable junior driver programme, which has nurtured skills comparable to Vettel, Daniel Ricciardo and Max Verstappen.
He additionally beforehand served as the important thing hyperlink between Purple Bull Racing and co-founder Dietrich Mateschitz, who handed away in 2022.
Identified for his authoritarian management type, Marko has by no means shied away from voicing robust opinions in public. He was significantly vital of Racing Bulls rookie Isack Hadjar after his crash in Australia, calling the Frenchman’s emotional response “embarrassing”.
Albers stated he disapproves of the best way Marko handles younger drivers.
“He leaves his mark on all of the drivers. I discover that to be a really vital issue,” stated Albers.
“In his interviews, I don’t discover him tactical. And now you would possibly say: ‘He was by no means tactical’, however now I discover it to be excessively harsh, and that doesn’t profit the staff.”
