“Inevitably at some point, the tension will rise,” Christian Horner opens up on championship battle with Ferrari
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Christian Horner, Red Bull’s team principal keeps his views over the battle with Red Bull’s decade-old rivals Ferrari. He also talks about the respectful fights Max Verstappen and Charles Leclerc are having which might take a turn in the second half as the tensions intensify.
Imola and Miami saw Max win consecutively after a bad start to the season, having two DNFs due to reliability issues. But the 2021 champion showed what he is capable of by winning the last two races decreasing the points difference to only 19 points. Red Bull overall had a better package and is now almost beside Ferrari in the Constructor Championship.
Both the drivers are having are till now having an incredible fight and were also respectful. But things don’t take time in this sport. Christian Horner said, “The races between Verstappen and Leclerc have been fantastic, epic. Inevitably at some point, the tension will rise” “Certainly what we have seen so far has been a very respectful, tough but fair battle”
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Christian Horner doesn’t call out Mercedes of the battle yet
Mercedes were the constructor champions in 2021, but haven’t heard the victory anthem ever since the start of the 2022 season. The new pair, Lewis Hamilton and George Russell have been struggling with proposing that lack the car to get on the maximum performance.
Although the new Brit has been remarkable to finish all his races in the top 5 and the only racer to do it on the grid has still kept Mercedes third on the points table.
Mercedes have only managed to get two podiums in five races this season, making it their worst season since 2014. But it’s not lost yet for the Merc guys, Miami Friday brought back hopes of return in the garage with Russell showing an incredible pace and finishing P1 in FP2.
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That run gave a warning to Ferrari and Red Bulls teams for a possible contender that might join them later this season.
Horner has the same views over the Silver Arrows. “But as I said, you will see Mercedes joining this party pretty soon. Mercedes and Toto Wolff are not excluded, we are only at the beginning of the championship. The W13 was fastest on Friday in Miami and has plenty of time to get back on track.”
But at the end of the day, he only tracks the performance of his own team and looks forward to making them better, on and off-track both. “Last year there were many hot topics even off the track, this season we are much more focused on what happens on the track “
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