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Marko scolded for 'playing with human lives'

Mar.31 A biochemist has scolded Dr Helmut Marko for "playing with human lives" by contemplating controlled coronavirus infections for Red Bull's drivers. Marko caused a stir this week by telling the Austrian broadcaster ORF that he tried to put together a training camp for Red Bull's F1 and junior drivers during the global pandemic. "It was only discussed in a small circle," said Red Bull's top motor racing official. "It was going to be a camp where we could bridge the time mentally and physically." Reports indicated that Marko said it would be "ideal" if drivers like Max Verstappen are infected by the virus while they are "young, strong and...
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