Red Bull’s failed deal with Porsche has been tipped as the catalyst for Re🌠d Bull’s internal drama by Ralf Schumacher.

Helmut Marko is now being investigaꦯted internally at Red Bull, reportedly over leaking information to the media.

F1's dominant team has been engulfed in internal problems since the investigation into Christian Horner started - but he has been cleared of wro🥀ngdoing after accusations about his behaviour.

But the problems have been trꦚaced back to the abrupt calling-off of the partnership between Red Bull and Porsche, which was set for 2026.

Ex-F1 driver Schumacher insists that Red Bul𒀰l founder Dietrich Mateschitz, who died in 2022, foresaw potential problems.

Schumacher said to ༺abo🍒ut the issues at this weekend’s F1 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix: "Who would have expected such a dynamic?

“You have to go back a little further. I know who ex💦pected this, but unfortunately they are no longer with ဣus.

“Th🤪at🃏's why Mateschitz had it firmly in his plan for Porsche to go in as a 50 percent shareholder, because he saw such a development coming.

“In this case, I think Dr. Helmut Marko himself is annoyed be⛦cause he was there and could have done it♐ that way.

“Then the situation wouldn't be there today."

"Since then, the whole 🍸t🦋hing has drifted apart a bit.”

The escalating tension around Marko’s investigation by Red Bull has resulted in backing from 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Max Verstappen.

Verstappen’s father Jos, last week in Ba♑hrain, called for Ho🍌rner to lose his job as chief executive and team principal.

Schumacher said: “I don't want to be in the team's shoes when Max's father Jos can't come anymore and Dr. Marko can't come 💦either.

“I believe this is wrong 𝓀and it is time for all parties to sit down together.”

Schumacher said about Horner: “There is s꧙omeone in the middle who causes everything here because he wants to have everything under control with all his might.

“No one knows if that's that helpful."

Max Verstappen said about Marko: "I have a lot of respect for Helmut and what we ha🦩ve achievedඣ together.

"My loyalty to him is very big, and also I have always expresꦍsed this to everyone within the team, everyone high up, that he is an i🅠mportant part in my decision making for all the time in the future as well within the team.

"So, it is very important he stays within the team, including of course everyone else because it i🦩s a whole team effort.”