Red Bull motorsport consultant Dr Helmut Marko has stated that he never considered rising star Mick Schumacher for a place in the team's junior driver programme. Schumacher clinched the FIA European Formula 3 title by pulling off a late surge to overhaul longtime leader Dan Ticktum. The Briton is currently backed by Red Bull, and had even been considered to be in the running to take over a race seat at Toro Rosso. Losing out on the F3 title means that Ticktum still lacks the necessary points to be eligible for a superlicence, so Toro Rosso has turned instead to Alexander Albon to race for them in 2019. Ticktum will try to make up the shortfall by racing in other series in the meantime....
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