Helmut Marko and Christian Horner have been involved in a long-running power struggle at Red Bull. And inevitably, the driver market has become a battleground. Marko was behind the signing of Nyck de Vries for AlphaTauri in 2023, taking a gamble on a driver who’d only completed one race. That backfired, with the Dutchman falling well below expectations and losing his drive midway through the season. This weakened Marko’s position, enabling Horner to place Daniel Ricciardo back at the junior team. The eight-time Grand Prix winner had returned as a reserve driver following his McLaren exit. Mark…