Helmut Marko: the Player (III)
Thomas O'Keefe continues his portrayal of Red Bull's power player Helmut Marko, and this week, in the final part, we look at the Austrian's F3000 years as team owner, and his current involvement with Red Bull Racing. Part III: Life Goes On
Part III: Life Goes On
After a horrific accident like that when Helmut Marko was at the peak of his career, the young Austrian could have been forgiven if he had simply turned his back on motorsports and contented himself with re-assuming the duties of someone with a doctorate in law in Austria, living out his days with his wife and family in the home in the mountains above Graz that he never had time to live in while he was racing. His wife recalls that up through May of 1972, Helmut had been home only 18 days that particular year.
When a driver is racing, he is constantly on the go and living out of a suitcase - in Marko's case, to Formula One races and sportscar races as far away as Kyalami in South Africa, Buenos Aires, Argentina or Sebring, Florida or as close to home as the Osterreichring.
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