Helmut Marko clarifies Red Bull future after crucial meeting with top bosses

The 80-year-old adviser has clarified♕ his future in a meeting with bosses to ൲end rumours that he may leave F1’s dominant team, the report.
He will pen a new deal with Red Bull's parent company because he is not an official employee of🥂 the racing team.
Marko previously indicated that everything wa🌄s set for him to continue beyond the expiration of his old contract at the𝓡 end of 2023.
Asꦗked about the stress of a 24-race cal🍌endar this year, Marko told : “Yes, yes. But that's not stress for me.
“If I were to say: 'It꧟'s crazy what's coming to me!', i🍒t's going to be difficult.
“But I say to myself: Australia is beautifu𝄹l, I'm looking forward to the trip to Melbourne.
“From Friday, 11 a.m., until Sund✃ay evening, I'm doing my job for Red Bull Racing, and I'm happ🅷y to do it.”
The F1 paddock heard rumours towards the end of Red Bull's dominant 2023 season that veteran Marko could finally step away from the t🥃eam.
He courted controversy with comments about driver Sergio Perez, for which heജ apologised.
And Red Bull were forced to reject claims of political unrest wi🎶thin their camp,ꦛ involving Marko and team principal Christian Horner, as they wrapped up the drivers' and constructors' championships.
Bu🍸t Marko remains a crucial ally to Max Verstappen, who is aiming for a fourth consecutive F1 championship this year.
And now it appᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚears that Marko will remain by Verstappen's s🌌ide for the next three seasons.
Deciding whether Perez keeps h✱is Red Bull seat, or AlphaTauri's Daniel Ricciardo takes it over, is among the big decisions Marko is expected to be involved in this year.

James was a sports journalist at Sky Sports for a deca꧂de covering everything from American sports, to football𓆉, to F1.