Born in Graz, Austria, Marko was a school friend of Jochen Rindt, who became Formula One world champion in 1970. Gwarn Lewis. On Wednesday there was a heavy discussion on the web as a result of statements Helmut Marko would have made at RTL Germany. The stone was thrown by Emerson Fittipaldi‘s Lotus, and ended Marko’s racing career instantly. Let em' have it. “I would not rule it out,” the Red Bull official told Auto Motor und Sport when asked if the world championship is still a possibility. He was a school friend of Jochen Rindt, who was to become Formula One world champion in 1970. These statements would refer to 'certain drivers' who are too distracted by the Black Lives Matters discussion, where Verstappen focuses purely on winning the world title.

The race was littered with a large volume of tyre punctures from … The English medium that the German source had translated into the upper quotes of Helmut Marko, turned out not to show the message anymore. Doubts arose about the existence of Marko's quote, so Hamilton probably had to remove the comment. July 2nd 1972. The French Grand Prix of the year is remembered by many for being the day that Helmut Marko was permanently blinded in his left eye by a wayward stone that made its way straight through the front of his visor. Marko competed in several race series, including 10 Formula One Grands Prix in 1971 and 1972, but scored … (1972, France GP) Helmut Marko LL.D., (born 27 April 1943 in Graz, Austria) is an advisor to the Red Bull GmbH Formula One Teams, and head of Red Bull's driver development program and a former racing driver. Helmut Marko, in the chasing pack, was overtaken by Fittipaldi but a stone was thrown up from the Lotus and pierced Marko's visor and struck him in the eye. Lewis Hamilton has meanwhile removed the message from his social channels. That is the view of Dr Helmut Marko, after Max Verstappen won two of the past three grands prix. Fittipaldi soon moved ahead of Hailwood, Schenken and Marko for fifth before Marko's race [and sadly his career] ended when a stone thrown up by Fittipaldi's car hit him in the left eye. Helmut Marko's helmet after he gets hit by the stone thrown by Fittipaldi's car. Marko competed in several race series, including 10 Formula One Grands Prix in 1971 and 1972, but scored no World Championship points. Marko admits that it took Red Bull some time to put the 2019 car in the sweet spot.