Marko already goes further than Antonelli: “Wolff has an ace up his sleeve, his son Jack is very strong”

Mercedes, future already assured? Berger’s children… and Wolff in the notebook. In recent years, Mercedes has stood out for its youth program, which has allowed it to raise the couple of Kimi Antonelli and George Russell, first and second respectively in the World Championship, entirely at home. Antonelli himself surprised everyone in 2026, winning in Shanghai and Suzuka, but Mercedes would even be looking beyond the Bolognese. According to former Red Bull advisor Helmut Marko, the Brackley team has the future already at home. Indeed, in the family. In fact, Toto Wolff’s son – Jack, nine years old – would be the next prodigy to launch in F1. Marko’s words “Antonelli’s performances speak in favor of Wolff’s intuition, but Toto has another ace up his sleeve. His son Jack is very strong in karting, and Johan Berger, Gerhard’s son, is also very fast”, these are Marko’s words to his compatriots at OE24. “The conditions for the return of an Austrian driver to F1 are therefore all there.” Marko, who knew how to launch young people even if he often didn’t give them the time necessary to grow in Red Bull, also spoke about Antonelli, a driver he has always appreciated: “I immediately understood that he was very fast. He was just inconsistent. This year things have changed, now I even believe that he can fight for the title.”