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Some people may not know that Marko was a Porsche factory driver, back in the heyday of the 917. Back then, I had some respect for him, but he wasn’t of particular interest when compared to people like Siffert, Rodriguez, Elford and others. Those guys are the true heroes, Marko was just a co-driver. My humble opinion.
So, in the early days with Red Bull, I just assumed that he was some sort of driver coach. I don’t know what he was able to impart to Red Bull’s drivers, but I would make the observation that the key drivers that found success with Red Bull can drive circles around Marko and he couldn’t teach them much of anything. I mean really, what’s he going to teach Sebastian Vettel?
So I don’t know why he remains within the team, other than he is perhaps the resident *******. I guess every big team in Formula One needs to have one.
Anyway, in the unlikely event that I ever secure a meeting with him, I will be sure to bring a baseball bat with me.
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