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Marko and Lauda bump heads over driver options

Red Bull advisor Helmut Mark said Mercedes’ junior programme isn’t working if they are going to overlook Pascal Wehrlein for the vacant seat left by Nico Rosberg. Being interviewed together during the Sport und Talk show on ServusTV at Hangar 7, Marko sat alongside Mercedes advisor Niki Lauda and the subject of who their new driver came into question. “Every driver called, even [Pastor] Maldonado who took about four days to realise the story about Rosberg!” Lauda said. Lauda revealed that their two main candidates are Wehrlein and Valtteri Bottas, with Marko saying the Silver Arrows don’t trust their junior programme.  He also added that it would costly...
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