Dr. Helmut Marko, Red Bull Racing's advisor, has revealed that it was not just a rumor that Fernando Alonso could join them. Not so much that there were serious negotiations between the parties behind the scenes.
Then things turned out that Red Bull was cowardly and decided otherwise, and Fernando Alonso extended his contract with Aston Martin. And the idea of F1's strongest driver duo ever being in the same litter was thwarted...
"We thought about it, we wanted to, but... But we came to the conclusion that this line-up would have been terribly difficult from the team's point of view. Alonso would have been the 'world champion', the oldest, the age leader in the team, and Max the youngest, hungry for success, and this generational difference would have exploded sooner or later. Especially since they are both terribly strong personalities, neither of whom is subtle when it comes to getting ahead of the other. It would be very difficult for us to keep this under control... You can't achieve everything you want in life, but it's clear that it also depends on your personality. In any case, I take my hat off to him, because at 43 years old he is still doing an amazing job and is incredibly fast behind the wheel!" - qualified and praised Helmut Marko at the same time.
And we are very sorry that they didn't dare to do all this. It could have been a great show...
