Appearing on the MontoyAS podcast, the former Colombian driver expressed concern for Red Bull’s future, now that almost all the key figures who helped build the team’s success have departed, regardless of the strong finish to the season.

“The entire structure that was Red Bull no longer exists. You can’t just judge this year’s results, because the full structure was still in place during that time,” he said.

Montoya believes that, ultimately, the focus should be on running the team from a racing perspective rather than purely as a business.

Even the four-time world champion admitted he was very surprised by Marko’s sudden departure from Red Bull, wishing him all the best for the future.

The German was one of the standout talents discovered by the Austrian and the first to bring a Drivers’ Championship to the Milton Keynes team, a feat he repeated three more times.