It’s been a solid two years since that epic battle between Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen. 2021 was arguably the best season we’ve witnessed in quite some time now. Both Hamilton and Verstappen fought tooth-and-nail to achieve a nail-bittingly close finish to a championship season as the duo went into the final race equal on points! Oh, what would we do to get those days back again? Well, we could strap them both into the same car. But not on Helmut Marko’s watch.

For all intents and purposes, Lewis Hamilton is still a free bird, irrespective of the rumors that he has finalized a contract extension with the Silver Arrows. Naturally, talks are up in the air about where the Brit could land if he chooses to cut his ties with Mercedes. And while Red Bull is still an option mathematically, team advisor Helmut Marko has shut those thoughts down with a bizarre confession.

Marko’s words are almost like a statement of admission and defeat all-in-one. Needless to say, as soon as these comments by the Austrian ex-racing driver went viral, fans rushed to the social networking platform to bombard it with their reactions.

Fans berate Red Bull over Helmut Marko’s Lewis Hamilton comments

Helmut Marko has probably never even attended a PR training event in his career. And that’s evident. Even though his intention may have been to close the doors for the 7x champion to their Milton-Keynes-based factory forever, his choice of words has enraged fans who have decided to ridicule the 80-year-old and the team.

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As soon as this tweet went viral, fans rushed to the social networking site, Twitter to share their reactions. One fan even commented, “So he doesn’t want Max to be a number two.” Let’s take a look at just a few of the fan reactions to this viral Helmut Marko moment.

These comments arguably didn’t deliver Marko’s intended sentiments. Rather, it added fuel to a rather unpleasant fire that has been burning in the Red Bull garage over the course of this season. For fans, this is a clear admission of foul-play on the side of the team against Sergio Perez.

So, after all, that’s said and done, this only leaves us with one question:

Do you ever see Lewis Hamilton partnering up with Red Bull in the future?

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