Red Bull advisor Helmut Marko claims no other team would’ve handed Daniel Ricciardo another chance in Formula 1 amid criticism over how his RB exit was handled.
Red Bull advisor Helmut Marko claims no other team would’ve handed Daniel Ricciardo another chance in Formula 1 amid criticism over how his RB exit was handled.
On the one hand Ricciardo’s washed, he’s been washed since at least his time at McLaren, and it was long past time for him to move on from F1.
On the other hand, RB as an organization and Marko in particular routinely handle the failings of drivers other than Max in ways that seem calculated to maximize humiliation. It’s honestly reminiscent of the golden child/scapegoat dynamic that often happens in households dominated by a narcissist parent, and it’s one of the reasons why I’ve always suspected that Red Bull has a particularly toxic team culture.