“Where the dream goes to die,” Le Mans commentators takes a brutal jibe at Red Bull for harsh treatment of drivers – SportsVikings

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The Red Bull group is well-known for being ruthless with its drivers. During the recently concluded Le Mans 2023 race, the commentators took the opportunity to take a brutal jibe. Former Red Bull junior Brendon Hartley was competing in the 24-hour Le Mans event, and the commentators bashed Red Bull for its harsh treatment of the young drivers.

While talking about Red Bull, the commentators said, “He was with the others in the Red Bull junior program. Where the dream goes to die.” The Red Bull junior driver program is headed by Helmut Marko, and he is someone who is known for taking a no-nonsense approach in case the drivers don’t perform. Something similar happened with Brendon Hartley, he was promoted to the Red Bull sister team Toro Rosso(AlphaTauri) in 2017, but only after a year was he shown the exit door.

The hierarchy of the team was not impressed with the exploits of Hartley during his rookie season at the pinnacle of motor racing, and thus, they decided to part ways with the young driver. However, since leaving the Red Bull stable of drivers, he has tasted success and at the 2023 Le Mans race, he and his team managed a brilliant P2.

Red Bull has been consistent in its ruthless driver treatment for several years, and this has not only been the case only with its junior team. The senior team drivers have also faced the axe for underperforming in previous years. The pressure that drivers face is evident from how Sergio Perez has been facing the music this year.

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Nyck De Vries is the latest driver close to getting sacked by Red Bull

Nyck De Vries

While Sergio Perez has faced criticism for a string of average performances during the ongoing campaign, AlphaTauri’s Nyck De Vries has put himself under tremendous pressure at the Faenza-based team. The Dutchman has not had the best of starts to the 2023 campaign and has outperformed Yuki Tsunoda.

Helmut Marko is not very pleased with the performances of De Vries. He has previously indicated that his position on the team could come under threat if his performances don’t improve. The only good thing coming from all of this for De Vries is that he still has time to match his teammate, at least.