Max Verstappen He is the great driver of this generation of Formula 1. A three-time champion who is aiming for his fourth in a row even if he does not currently have the fastest car. And although in Red Bull They hope to keep it for many more years, they are already thinking about a long-term replacement.
According to the media ‘GP Blog’, a week and a half before the return of the competition with the United States Grand Prix, Helmut Marko He spoke about the very young pilot Colonel Rocco.
A 13 year old boy who rides in the lower categories: “Rocco surprised us a lot. He’s 13, so he was younger than Max when we started with him. There were several good drivers, but for his age, Rocco Coronel was without a doubt exceptional.”
And he tells how his meeting with him and his father went: “He is quite mature. He has confidence in himself. He also has a quite dominant father, apparently in the Netherlands. But in the conversation we had “His father stopped talking and told more about himself.”
“I am impressed by the way he balances career and studies. So I’m sure that if Max leaves him one day, we will already have his successor” Marko explains.
At 27 years old, the Dutch driver has already hinted several times that he will not be in Formula 1 for many more years like other drivers like Fernando Alonso or Lewis Hamilton. Signing a contract with Red Bull until 2028…but its future could be in the hands of Mercedes.
