Helmut Marko, a longtime Formula 1 executive who has been with Red Bull Racing since its inception in 2005, is leaving the company, Sky Sports reported Monday.

Marko's future had been an increasingly popular topic of conversation as the season progressed. The 82-year-old Red Bull advisor said over the weekend at the season-ending Abu Dhabi race that he was definitely considering leaving.

"It's not in doubt," he said when asked whether his future with Red Bull was in doubt. "I will have a discussion and then I see what I do. It's a complex [set] of different things. I have to sleep over it and then we will see."

Marko's tenure at Red Bull has been a remarkably successful one, with four-time series champions Sebastian Vettel and Max Verstappen among the drivers Marko brought into the fold

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