Helmut Marko: choosing champions at Red Bull

Every driver who wants to win with Red Bull needs to impress Helmut Marko. The veteran Motorsport Advisor oversees the team’s young driver programme and helped launch the careers of Sebastian Vettel and Max Verstappen. A former F1 driver himself, he knows what it takes to race under the highest pressure. Helmut tells Tom Clarkson about his life in racing: childhood adventures in Austria with future world champion Jochen Rindt, and the serious eye injury which ended his driving career just as he was about to join Ferrari. He tells the story of how he met Red Bull founder Dietrich Mateschitz, and how they started the F1 team which would go on to win races and championships with Vettel and Verstappen. Plus, Marko explains how Verstappen and Team Principal Laurent Mekies have changed the team’s approach in 2025 and picks the young driver with potential to be a future champion. This episode is sponsored by: CarGurus: go to cargurus.co.uk for complete vehicle details without any surprises Vanta: get started at Vanta.com/GRID . F1 Authentics: discover unique F1 items found nowhere else at the official home of F1 memorabilia. For a limited time, use the code BTGRID10 for an exclusive 10% off your next order. Exclusions apply. Shopify: sign up for your $1 per month trial and start selling today at shopify.com/beyondthegrid

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Helmut Marko: choosing champions at Red Bull is an episode from F1: Beyond The Grid by karenellenbevan.

This episode is 42:50 long.

This episode was published on Nov 19, 2025.

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