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Marko denies wanting to 'deliberately' infect drivers

Apr.1 Dr Helmut Marko has denied reports that he wanted Red Bull's racing drivers to be "deliberately" infected with coronavirus. The energy drink company's top motorsport chief caused a stir with comments he made recently to the Austrian broadcaster ORF. He suggested drivers including Max Verstappen and Alex Albon should attend a training camp during the global shutdown and it would be "ideal" if they were infected with coronavirus to become immune. But Red Bull Racing team boss Christian Horner told the BBC it was a "throwaway comment before understanding the seriousness of the pandemic". "It has never been discussed or tabled as a serious...
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