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F1: Scandal at Red Bull, he is being reframed

Max Verstappen’s teammate at Red Bull, Sergio Pérez is not performing as well as the Dutchman this season. Helmut Marko then tried to explain the Mexican’s situation but made rather inappropriate comments, considered discriminatory by some, against him. Faced with the controversy, the FIA ​​wanted to call him to order despite his mea culpa.

For a few days, Red Bull is at the heart of an astonishing controversy. Helmut Markoresponsible for the young driver sector within the Austrian team, made rather inappropriate remarks and considered discriminatory by some against Sergio Perez. « We know that Sergio Pérez is having problems in qualifying. He fluctuates, he is South American (as a Mexican, he is more North American, Editor’s note) and in his head he’s just not as fully focused as Max was (Verstappen) ou Sebastian (Vettel)” explained Helmut Marko.

Faced with the controversy, Helmut Marko makes his mea culpa

As the controversy grew, Helmut Marko had therefore not failed to apologize. “ I would like to apologize for my hurtful remark and to clarify that I do not believe that we can make generalizations about people from any country, of any race, of any ethnicity. I was trying to make the point that Checo’s performance has fluctuated this year, but that it was wrong to attribute that to his cultural heritage » he confided. But despite everything, the FIA wanted to call him to order.

“He was reminded of his responsibilities as a public figure”

« We can confirm that Helmut Marko has received a written warning and been reminded of his responsibilities as a public figure in motorsport, in accordance with the FIA ​​Code of Ethics » launched a spokesperson for the FIA present at Singapore this weekend on the occasion of the Grand Prix which will be held this Sunday, in comments reported by F1 Only. Helmut Marko certainly got noticed.

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