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“Russell is no longer the number one driver. Antonelli has quite clearly taken that spot from him, but Russell is one of the top drivers. I doubt whether he'll ever have another chance at the world title or be given number one status anywhere.”

Helmut Marko, read out by James, at 2:01 of “Huge Penalty Changes US Quali Result, Russell Finished, Ferrari Fall Apart” on James' Pit Lane’s channel.

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  1. 1:49 And in a brutal comment about Russell, former Red Bull senior advisor Helmut Marko has expressed doubt over whether Russell will ever have another go at a Formula 1 world title or be considered a
  2. 1:59 team's number one driver again.
  3. 2:01 Marko told Sky Deutschland, as quoted by Planet F1, "Russell is no longer the number one driver. Antonelli has quite clearly taken that spot from him, but Russell is one of the top drivers.
  4. 2:11 I doubt whether he'll ever have another chance at the world title or be given number one status anywhere."
  5. 2:16 But let's move on to these penalties, and three penalties have been applied following qualifying in the US.
  6. 2:22 So, as a result, the result has changed and the grid order will be different for the Grand Prix.

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