Marko is not sitting still in summer break: New talents sign with Red Bull

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21:00, 10 Aug 2024

It may be summer break for Formula 1: Helmut Marko is not sitting still. Red Bull Racing's 81-year-old team advisor is looking for a future Formula 1 world champion and two talents have been given a contract to sign with the Austrian team's junior academy.

At the Spanish circuit of Jerez last week - led by Marko and Guillaume Rocquelin - the Red Bull Driver Search was organised, a programme in which young drivers from around the world are selected and tested. Eleven candidates aged between 13 and 16 were invited to show what they were capable of and in the end, Fionn McLaughlin (16) and Scott Lindblom (14) were the lucky ones after the two days.

Currently, the Red Bull Junior Team further consists of: Ayumu Iwasa, Isack Hadjar Pepe Marti, Arvin Lindblad, Tim Tramnitz, Oliver Goethe, Enzo Deligny, Enzo Tarnvanichkul and James Egozi.

Pos.	Driver	Team	Points
1	Kimi Antonelli Kimi Antonelli	MercedesMER	131
2	George Russell George Russell	MercedesMER	88
3	Charles Leclerc Charles Leclerc	FerrariFER	75
4	Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton	FerrariFER	72
5	Lando Norris Lando Norris	McLarenMCL	58
6	Oscar Piastri Oscar Piastri	McLarenMCL	48
7	Max Verstappen Max Verstappen	Red Bull RacingRBR	43
8	Pierre Gasly Pierre Gasly	AlpineALP	20
9	Oliver Bearman Oliver Bearman	HaasHAA	18
10	Liam Lawson Liam Lawson	Racing BullsRCB	16
11	Franco Colapinto Franco Colapinto	AlpineALP	15
12	Isack Hadjar Isack Hadjar	Red Bull RacingRBR	14
13	Carlos Sainz Carlos Sainz	WilliamsWIL	6
14	Arvid Lindblad Arvid Lindblad	Racing BullsRCB	5
15	Gabriel Bortoleto Gabriel Bortoleto	AudiAUD	2
16	Esteban Ocon Esteban Ocon	HaasHAA	1
17	Alexander Albon Alexander Albon	WilliamsWIL	1
18	Nico Hulkenberg Nico Hulkenberg	AudiAUD	0
19	Valtteri Bottas Valtteri Bottas	CadillacCAD	0
20	Sergio Perez Sergio Perez	CadillacCAD	0
21	Lance Stroll Lance Stroll	Aston MartinAST	0
22	Fernando Alonso Fernando Alonso	Aston MartinAST	0

Marko is not sitting still in summer break: New talents sign with Red Bull

Photos from the Red Bull Driver Search

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