“Feisty Grandpa” Helmut Marko Fights off Crew at British GP as He Struggles to Get a Glimpse of His Golden Boy Max Verstappen

The 2023 British Grand Prix served all of us racing fans a feast. The race did get a bit dull around the middle, but the late Safety Car and the prospect of Lando Norris getting on the top step of the podium at his home race kept us all in the loop. But the drama didn’t stop with the chequered flag. As it turns out, Red Bull taskmaster, Helmut Marko was still in the mood to get his elbows out!

His drivers drove a fine race today. Max Verstappen clinched the Milton-Keynes-based outfit’s 11th consecutive race win in 2023 equaling McLaren‘s record. Sergio Perez finished in a decent points-paying position, too. However, the Austrian’s mood, as ever, was still just one step away from blowing off.

Marko was in the vicinity of the McLaren celebrations as Norris was being congratulated by the team. Naturally, all the team members and photographers were jostling for position to get a piece of the Brit. But Marko, 80, got caught in the crossfire while his eyes were on Verstappen’s post-race interview.

Fans react as Red Bull taskmaster Helmut Marko fights photographer

As soon as the video of Marko scrapping it out with a photographer went viral, fans rushed to the social media platform, Twitter, to share their epic and hilarious reactions. One fan even commented, “He’s just a feisty grandpa.” Let’s take a look at just a few of the fan reactions from this bizarrely hilarious moment between Dr. Helmut Marko and an unsuspectingly eager photographer.

The British GP was a stellar affair. However, this interaction or rather entanglement between Marko and the photographer was really the cherry on top. Such off-track moments are not a regular occurrence in this sport. What’s more?

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The reputation Marko has earned himself in the Formula 1 paddock and among fans, made this moment an even more iconic one given the circumstances.

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Formula 1 fans are indeed a funny breed! That being said, is Helmut Marko, in your opinion, the most rousing character within the Formula 1 paddock and the wider motorsport community as a whole?