Christian Horner brands Max Verstappen’s record-breaking win at Monza a ‘golden moment’

Max Verstappen is now 145 points clear of Sergio Perez in the WDC standings.

Christian Horner brands Max Verstappen’s record-breaking win at Monza a ‘golden moment’

Christian Horner and Max Verstappen. (Via IMAGO)

Max Verstappen has been breaking records left and right as he is having a flawless season. The Dutchman broke Sebastian Vettel’s record of most consecutive wins by taking a tenth straight win in Monza on Sunday. Red Bull chief Christian Horner recently addressed this remarkable feat while labeling it a ‘golden moment’ for Verstappen and Red Bull.

Horner had nothing but praise for Verstappen as he claimed he was looking to be unbeatable. While many of their rivals have tried and downplayed their achievements, Horner insisted that what Verstappen is doing is very rare, and it should be applauded.

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“I don’t think there’s anybody in the world right now that could beat Max Verstappen in this car, that’s for sure… It’s very special to have achieved what he achieved. We shouldn’t detract from that in any way. In sport, very rarely things like this happen. I think it’s a golden moment for him and a golden moment for the team,” Horner is quoted by Crash F1.

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While it is indeed true that Verstappen is lacking a competitive teammate who could keep him on his toes, his achievements are surely legendary, and he will go down as one of the greatest drivers in F1’s history books. Verstappen will now be looking to extend his long run of victories in Singapore on 17th September, where the drivers will race on a street circuit, the last of which was in Canada this season.

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Christian Horner is confident that the FIA won’t intervene to make Red Bull less dominant

Christian Horner and Mohammed Ben Sulayem
Christian Horner and Mohammed Ben Sulayem (Credits: PlanetF1)

Red Bull’s supremacy this season has sparked several rumors that the FIA might intervene with a new set of rules to make the sport more ‘interesting’ due to predictable results in every race. FIA has a history of doing so, one of the instances being where Fernando Alonso nearly lost his 2006 world title with Renault. However, Red Bull chief Christian Horner believes that a repeat of those events will not take place.

Horner said that apart from the 2026 regulation change, they expect no major reforms to the current rules. While they are in their league now, Horner believes teams like McLaren, Mercedes, Ferrari, and Aston Martin will soon catch up to them, which would reinstate some sports competitiveness.

“The regulations are pretty stable… The financial one, there seems to be a little bit of manoeuvring now and again, but I think the regulations are stable for the next couple of years… I don’t think the sport is lacking entertainment at this point in time,” said Horner.

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