Lewis Hamilton requests Helmut Marko discipline for ‘completely unacceptable’ comments
Lewis Hamilton has called out Red Bull chief advisor Helmut Marko after he made unfair comments around Sergio Perez.
Lewis Hamilton has called for activity against Helmut Marko after Red Bull’s chief advisor made unfair comments around Sergio Perez’s demeanor within the wake of the Italian Fantastic Prix.
The discussion encompassing Marko emitted after he told ServusTV: “The Italian GP was unquestionably one of Checo Perez’s best ends of the week and we know around his issues in qualifying, which is where he has his questions.
“Let’s keep in mind that he is South American and so his head isn’t as centered as Max Verstappen or as Sebastian Vettel was, but racing is his strong point and he had an awfully great race.”
These comments started bounty of backfire from fans over the world with bounty calling for the Austrian to lose his work with Red Bull. In spite of the calls for Marko to confront the pillage, the 80-year-old has gotten away with an expression of remorse.
“It’s totally unsatisfactory what he said,” Hamilton told Sky Sports F1 when inquired around the comments. “While we say there’s no room for any sort of segregation in this wear, which there ought to be no room for it, to have pioneers and individuals in his position making comments like usually not good for us moving forward.
“So I think it fair highlights firstly the work that still has to be done. There are a lot of individuals within the foundation that truly are attempting to combat these sorts of things.
“But it’s difficult to move after you have individuals that are at the best, on the off chance that there are individuals at the best that have those sorts of mindsets, that fair halt us from progressing. So definitely, I’m not astounded, to be genuine.”
When inquired approximately potential activity towards Marko, Hamilton answered: “I cruel that’s something to inquire for Checo, but I think usually not something that you just fair apologize and it’s all affirm. I think there must be more done.
“I think groups have, when they’ve had people from, especially drivers, make comments but a few people within the back, they as a rule are evacuated or at least they put out a cite and say they don’t bolster that kind of thing.
“So it is curiously that they haven’t done for this one, so it’s not my group and it’s not how we move as a group. It fair appears how much, how imperative it is that we proceed to do the work that I’m attempting to do with the group and with the don.”