The ‘silly season’ will step into an even higher gear now that Oscar Piastri is definitely confirmed to make his Formula 1 debut with McLaren next year. “We have a valid contract for 2023,” Red Bull’s Dr Helmut Marko said, “but in the meantime there are talks.”. “If our conditions are met, we won’t stand in Gasly’s way,” Marko told Sky Deutschland. As for who would then replace Gasly at Red Bull’s Faenza based secondary team, Marko played down suggestions that Mick Schumacher might be a contender. “Franz Tost is close to him and believes in him,” Marko told Sport1, “but as long as Mick Schumacher is in Ferrari’s support program we will not deal with him.”. We have some people in the junior squad who have a super license,” said Marko. “Marketing is marketing, but sport is sport,” Ralf said.

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