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Marko: "When we had to act, Vettel was no longer available"

Throughout the summer of 2020, speculation about a possible replacement for Alexander Albon at Red Bull Racing was rife. The name of Sebastian Vettel was also mentioned, but he quickly signed for Aston Martin. However, if he had been a little more patient, things could have been very different, according to the following words from Dr Helmut Marko to F1-Insider.com. "When Ferrari informed him, we had no room for 2021. We then assumed that Alexander Albon would develop in such a way that he could also drive alongside Max Verstappen in 2021. That is what I told Sebastian. Unfortunately we were wrong. When we had to act, Sebastian was no longer on the list because he has a long-term...
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