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Red Bull have become notorious for their never-ending revolving door of F1 drivers in recent years, but it wasn’t always like that for the Milton Keynes-based outfit.
Since the departure of Daniel Ricciardo at the end of 2018, Red Bull have tried five different drivers alongside Max Verstappen to no avail.
Sergio Perez seemingly put a stop to their rash driver decisions and spent four seasons at the team, even though his results weren’t much better than those of his predecessors.
However, upon his exit ahead of the 2025 campaign, normal proceedings resumed.
Liam Lawson was given just two races before he was demoted to Racing Bulls, which led to Yuki Tsunoda being the latest driver to lose his seat on the grid following a tough year at the team.
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Will Isack Hadjar suffer the same fate as Pierre Gasly at Red Bull?
Vitantonio Liuzzi reveals how cutthroat Helmut Marko was with Red Bull junior drivers
In a recent appearance on the Scontro Diretto podcast, former Red Bull driver Vitantonio Liuzzi was asked about his time in the Austrian constructor’s development programme.
Liuzzi is regarded as one of the first victims of Helmut Marko’s high-stakes game of musical chairs after being forced out of the Red Bull stable at the end of 2007.
He asserted that his relationship with Marko is nothing but amicable now, but also highlighted how brutal his way of working really was.
Liuzzi said, “There is a long line of drivers who had it worse than me. With Dr Marko, I still have a wonderful relationship with him at the track. When we see each other, we talk.
“Joking aside, that’s how he is. After those years of mine, I saw guys who had come to a bad end, cut off for no reason, because he was looking for Verstappen, he was looking for [Ayrton] Senna.”
The Italian was then asked why the decision to be so cutthroat was made, to which he replied, “At the beginning, when I joined, there was me, Christian Klien, [Sebastian] Vettel, who was a young up-and-comer, and another Austrian called [Patrick] Friesacher; there were three to four of us.
“Then the policy started to change, and they took on about thirty people from different nationalities that could be linked to the Red Bull brand in terms of advertising, and they kept coming in and out, like trading cards.”
How many podiums and wins will Isack Hadjar achieve in his first season as a Red Bull driver?
Isack Hadjar is the latest driver to be given a shot at Red Bull alongside Max Verstappen
After displaying his skill set in one of the most impressive rookie campaigns of recent years, Isack Hadjar was given the nod to join the frontrunning Red Bull team for the upcoming season.
The Frenchman was at the top of a lot of people’s rookie of the year rankings and impressed leadership figures at Milton Keynes so much that Tsunoda was forced to make way for his arrival.
Hadjar sees the opportunity as a ‘huge privilege’ and is desperate to learn from one of the greatest drivers in F1 history alongside him, but there will be a lot more pressure for him to perform as well.
One of Hadjar’s brightest attributes is his consistency, and former F1 driver Johnny Herbert believes that will be crucial for him to find his form in the upcoming term, or be the latest driver who is shown the door by Red Bull.
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