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Red Bull has no interest in joining this racing class!
- GPblog.com
Red Bull Racing is not interested in taking part in Formula E, as Red Bull owner Dietrich Mateschitz made clear in an interview. In this respect, Mateschitz is on a par with advisor Helmut Marko, who also does not have a high opinion of the FE.
"No", is Mateschitz's clear answer when he is asked by LAOLA1, an Austrian medium, whether Formula E is a theme for Red Bull. In the next few years, therefore, the four-time F1 world champions won't try their luck in the electric branch of motorsport.
Marko doesn't like it
It should come as no surprise that Red Bull will continue to ignore Formula E. Helmut Marko also had a negative opinion about the racing class last year. "I am talking about motor racing. In my opinion, Formula E is very good for marketing, but it is definitely not motor racing if you just look at the speed. It is good that it exists, not that. But Formula 1 really is on a completely different level".
In 2019 Marko was even more critical: "I think it is nothing more than one big hypocritical gang. When you visit a Formula E race, you see a very large diesel engine. This is meant to charge all those cars electrically. That's very strange, of course, if you have environmental friendliness high on your agenda as an organisation".
More and more car manufacturers have made the switch to Formula E. Audi, BMW, Nissan, Jaguar, Porsche and Mercedes are examples of brands that are currently active. According to Red Bull, however, Formula E is an attempt to 'divert attention away from the big diesel scandal'.