There were once fans asking if Lewis Hamilton would ever be teammates with Max Verstappen. While some fans were pointing out the rivalry between the two, some were imagining the making of the “unbeatable” duo. However, with the long rivalry to their name, even Marko has confirmed the duo might never happen.
The Brit and the Dutchman, both come from a very long journey of their own achievements. In order to be teammates, the two would have to let go of their desperate need to win and help each other reach the first podium.
However, the two have proved throughout their careers that they are not the ones to fall back. Hamilton simply hasn’t become a seven-time World Champion by letting people pass by and Max Verstappen didn’t win his first World Championship title for letting the Brit pass by.
But as Helmut Marko talks yet again about the skillful drivers, he makes it clear the Brit may never be a teammate to the Red Bull star. However, it seems Red Bull already has their eyes set on someone. With recent races before the summer break, two drivers left a long-lasting impression on the teams.
Lando Norris and Charles Leclerc have both challenged Verstappen in the RB19 by overtaking him. Although Alonso has also come close to the RB19, he never got a chance to put pressure on the 25-year-old.
Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton on the Same Team Is a Recipe for Disaster
However, the Red Bull team boss recently had things to say to shut down any daydreamers with their thoughts of seeing Hamilton and Verstappen together. When in an interview, Marko was asked about the pairing of the Champions with Red Bull.
Nevertheless, he had a pretty simple answer to the question. While talking to the Dutch Interview of Motorsport Magazin, Helmut Marko said, “With Norris, I can well imagine that with Hamilton I have a harder time.”
“In principle, we never have a team order or anything like that. But the overall team atmosphere and competitiveness must not suffer.”
“If you have two such stars, we take the past, Senna Prost did not go well.”
According to the Austrian team boss, Norris is preferred more than Lewis Hamilton at Red Bull. In the interview, he said that Lando Norris being Red Bull’s second driver would make more sense. Not too long ago, Horner confirmed that Hamilton may not join the energy drink team. He commented on the thought saying they could not afford two stars in the same company.