Brendon Hartley says he called his former mentor, Helmut Marko when he learned that Porsche would not continue in the LMP1 series. Hartley was a victim of the brutal Red Bull driver school as he was axed from the system in 2010 at which time he was a teammate to Daniel Ricciardo but has now worked his way back into a Toro Rosso seat for the United States Grand Prix.

Hartley made the switch to sportscars where he has found great success with Porsche, winning the WEC championship in 2015, and winning the Le Mans 24 hours race earlier this year.

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