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F1 ‘rookie race' axe catches Marko by surprise

Oct.3 Dr Helmut Marko, like most others in Formula 1, was caught by surprise with the news that a ‘rookie race' will in fact not take place later this year. On Wednesday, before the F1 Commission met at the headquarters of Red Bull's second F1 team RB in Faenza, Italy, Speed Week published a new column inked by Marko. Red Bull's F1 consultant wrote: 'We have strong rookies in our junior squad, such as Ayumu Iwasa and Isack Hadjar. 'We will use them in the rookie sprint, which is to be held on the rookie test day after the season finale in Abu Dhabi. Then we will see how it goes for them.' The idea has been championed by Red Bull in particular but unanimously supported up and down...
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