Nov.7 (GMM) Dr Helmut Marko has confirmed that Crimson Bull will make its long-awaited 2026 driver choices on the season-ending Abu Dhabi GP – after beforehand suggesting an announcement would are available in Mexico.
“We have now an possibility on all drivers and can resolve in Abu Dhabi,” Marko instructed Kleine Zeitung. “We’ll be watching the subsequent few races carefully, after which we’ll decide.”
The 82-year-old Austrian is known to favour selling Isack Hadjar to switch Yuki Tsunoda at Crimson Bull Racing – whereas group principal Laurent Mekies and Crimson Bull GmbH boss Oliver Mintzlaff are reportedly nonetheless open to retaining Tsunoda for an additional 12 months.
Hadjar, at the moment impressing on debut at Racing Bulls, mentioned at Interlagos that he’s unfazed by the delay.
“I imply, to be trustworthy, it’s one thing I’m used to,” he mentioned. “I by no means signed a contract or had one thing introduced earlier than the tip of the season in my entire profession. So I at all times needed to preserve my head down and preserve pushing till the very closing lap.
“For me, it’s nothing new, and that’s the way it works with Crimson Bull.”
Regardless of a viral clip this week exhibiting Tsunoda misplaced at Sao Paulo airport with no group liaison to satisfy him, the Japanese driver insists he stays centered and assured.
“Throughout the final two weekends the automobile has felt nice when it has come to race tempo,” he mentioned. “I’m lapping very near Max and I really feel assured within the automobile and the updates we have now made.”
In the meantime, Liam Lawson, whose season initially at Crimson Bull after which at Racing Bulls has been turbulent, could also be pressured out of Formulation 1 in favour of Arvid Lindblad.
“We’re all conscious that choices are coming in direction of the tip of the 12 months,” he mentioned at Interlagos, “however the message to us has at all times been the identical – it’s to carry out,” Lawson mentioned.
“That’s what I’m making an attempt to do, and that’s what’s going to decide subsequent 12 months.”
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