‘Beginning of the end’ – Ex-F1 star convinced Max Verstappen’s Red Bull destined to fail with ongoing Horner feud

GERHARD BERGER believes Red Bull are destined to neglect if Christian Horner and Helmut Marko proceed feuding. 

The duo person locked horns connected galore occasions passim the past 2 seasons, with Horner adjacent reportedly wanting Marko retired successful 2023. 

This continued into past twelvemonth with the brace clashing implicit Red Bull’s operator enactment up for the upcoming season. 

Marko, who is simply a elder advisor astatine Red Bull and caput of the operator improvement programme, is said to person preferred Liam Lawson portion Horner was keen connected Franco Colapinto aft helium replaced Logan Sargeant astatine Williams. 

Berger, who was the archetypal F1 operator to beryllium sponsored by Red Bull and aboriginal co-owned Toro Rosso, said: “It is often the opening of the extremity erstwhile specified topics dominate.

"Formula 1 is truthful analyzable and truthful competitory that you tin lone beryllium palmy if everyone successful the squad puts their shoulders to the wheel, if everyone agrees and communicates good with each other."

"The Red Bull marque ever exudes happiness and a chill image. Suddenly everything changed.

"Completely atypical for the team, determination were nary much wide statements."

Marko besides stuck the weapon successful erstwhile saying that Max’s dada Jos was a “bigger fan” of Mercedes brag Toto Wolff than Horner past term.

The begetter of Red Bull's prima operator Max Verstappen publically called for Horner to permission the squad past play aft helium had been accused of inappropriate behaviour by a pistillate colleague.

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Horner was cleared by a Red Bull investigation, but Wolff publically tried to motion the reigning satellite champion amid the unrest. 

Berger has besides slammed Red Bull’s handling of Sergio Perez’s exit after the Mexican driver’s chaotic season. 

Perez suffered a disastrous 4th and last play with Red Bull past twelvemonth arsenic helium finished connected 152 points to his team-mate Verstappen’s 437, which enactment a monolithic dent successful Red Bull Constructors’ Championship hopes. 

When asked astir the concern with Perez, Berger added: “You could spot that things were nary longer moving well.

“Nobody successful this business understood that helium was fixed different declaration then.

“There could person been reasons similar selling oregon the declaration situation.

"But erstwhile things did not amended aft that, they gave him 3 much races and past 2 more, and refused to instrumentality a decision.

“I couldn't spot a wide enactment there. In Mateschitz's time, Red Bull was ever known for its clarity.”