{"id":297816,"date":"2023-12-12T17:40:12","date_gmt":"2023-12-12T17:40:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/?p=297816"},"modified":"2023-12-12T17:40:12","modified_gmt":"2023-12-12T17:40:12","slug":"max-verstappen-risked-st-relationship-with-red-bull-boss-by-ignoring-calls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/racing\/f1\/max-verstappen-risked-st-relationship-with-red-bull-boss-by-ignoring-calls\/","title":{"rendered":"Max Verstappen risked &#8216;s**t&#8217; relationship with Red Bull boss by ignoring calls"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/73\/590x\/secondary\/Max-Verstappen-Red-Bull-5111012.jpg?r=1702381644904\"><\/p>\n<p>Max Verstappen has revealed that he risked having a \u2018s**t relationship\u2019 with Red Bull advisor Helmut Marko during the early stages of his career by repeatedly ignoring the Austrian\u2019s phone calls early in the morning.<\/p>\n<p>As the head of Red Bull\u2019s driver development program, Marko played a pivotal role in promoting a 17-year-old Verstappen directly into F1 from the Formula 3 European championship back in 2015, moving him into the Toro Rosso team alongside current Ferrari driver Carlos Sainz.<\/p>\n<p>After an impressive rookie campaign, Verstappen was promoted into the Red Bull team just four races into the 2016 season, replacing Daniil Kyvat. He duly won on his debut in Barcelona before establishing his position as team leader by seeing off the threat of team-mate Daniel Ricciardo.<\/p>\n<p>Talking to Motorsport-Magazin about the early stages of his relationship with Marko, Verstappen explained: \u201cI just didn\u2019t answer [his calls]. I thought to myself, I\u2019m not going to answer the phone at that time, I\u2019m still asleep.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Click here to join our WhatsApp community to be the first to receive breaking and exclusive F1 news.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p> <strong> Don&#8217;t miss&#8230; <\/strong> <strong>Verstappen says &#8216;stop this s**t&#8217; as Dutch anthem played during off-season stream[LATEST] <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI then simply called him back at 10 AM. or whenever. At some point, I think he understood that I wouldn\u2019t answer his calls at 7.30 or 8.00 AM either. I think he also likes that in a way because you\u2019ve set your boundaries and he\u2019s the same.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The three-time world champion went further to describe his personal connection to the Austrian advisor, describing it as \u201cvery honest, very straightforward, very open,\u201d before adding: \u201cThat\u2019s how I\u2019ve approached my entire career anyway: If it\u2019s s**t, it\u2019s s**t and if it\u2019s good, it\u2019s good. There\u2019s nothing in between. It\u2019s either s**t or it\u2019s good.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Marko was rewarded for placing his faith in Verstappen. After five frustrating years of feeding off scraps in the shadow of Lewis Hamilton, the Dutchman claimed his first-ever Drivers\u2019 Championship title in 2021 following a titanic battle that went down to the final lap of the season finale in Abu Dhabi.<\/p>\n<p> <strong> More F1&#8230;. <\/strong> <br \/> <strong>Horner details &#8216;tax-free, Hollywood lifestyle&#8217; Ferrari offer for Red Bull hero[INSIGHT] <\/strong> <br \/> <strong>Ferrari target tipped as \u2018most underrated driver in F1\u2019 despite ongoing talks[VERDICT] <\/strong> <br \/> <strong>Martin Brundle confident Hamilton won&#8217;t ignore him forever despite crash fears[OPINION] <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li> <svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"> <g clip-path=\"url(#clip0_1078_5986)\"> <\/path> <\/path> <\/g> <defs> <clippath> <rect width=\"23.4329\" height=\"23.4329\" fill=\"white\" transform=\"translate(0 0.134262)\"><\/rect> <\/clippath> <\/defs> <\/svg> Support fearless journalism<\/li>\n<li> <svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"> <g clip-path=\"url(#clip0_1078_5986)\"> <\/path> <\/path> <\/g> <defs> <clippath> <rect width=\"23.4329\" height=\"23.4329\" fill=\"white\" transform=\"translate(0 0.134262)\"><\/rect> <\/clippath> <\/defs> <\/svg> Read The Daily Express online, advert free<\/li>\n<li> <svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"> <g clip-path=\"url(#clip0_1078_5986)\"> <\/path> <\/path> <\/g> <defs> <clippath> <rect width=\"23.4329\" height=\"23.4329\" fill=\"white\" transform=\"translate(0 0.134262)\"><\/rect> <\/clippath> <\/defs> <\/svg> Get super-fast page loading<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/logo\/logo-premium-subscription.png\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/73\/590x\/secondary\/Helmut-Marko-Red-Bull-5111022.jpg?r=1702381645025\"><\/p>\n<p>Since then, Verstappen has flexed his muscles, dispatching the short-lived threat of Ferrari and Charles Leclerc to claim his second World Championship in 2022 before breaking record after record en route to an uncontested third title in 2023.<\/p>\n<p>Verstappen discussed his affection for the Red Bull crew at the FIA Prize Gala, stating: \u201cWhen you\u2019re travelling around so much all over the world you want to also do it with a great group of people and we definitely have that at Red Bull.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/sport\/f1-autosport\/1844630\/Max-Verstappen-Red-Bull-Helmut-Marko\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Max Verstappen has revealed that he risked having a \u2018s**t relationship\u2019 with Red Bull advisor Helmut Marko during the early stages of his career by <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/racing\/f1\/max-verstappen-risked-st-relationship-with-red-bull-boss-by-ignoring-calls\/\" title=\"Max Verstappen risked &#8216;s**t&#8217; 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