Red Bull fasst Oscar Piastri als Ersatzkandidat für Max Verstappen ins Auge

Red Bull hat Oscar Piastri als bevorzugte Option für den Fall identifiziert, dass der vierfache Weltmeister Max Verstappen das Team verlassen sollte. Quellen im Fahrerlager von Miami bestätigten diesen Plan trotz des bestehenden Vertrags von Verstappen für das nächste Jahr.

Teamchef Laurent Mekies und Oliver Mintzlaff sind bereit, sich um Piastri zu bemühen, falls Verstappen zu einem anderen Team wechseln, eine Auszeit nehmen oder die Formel 1 verlassen sollte. Das Team betrachtet den Fahrer als zentralen Bestandteil seiner technischen, kommerziellen und internen Abläufe, wobei mehr als 2.000 Mitarbeiter auf Stabilität in dieser Rolle angewiesen sind. Red Bull hat zwar in den Junior-Fahrer Isack Hadjar investiert, sieht ihn jedoch nach dem Abschied von Helmut Marko noch nicht als bereit an, das Team als Ankerpunkt zu führen.

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