Christian Horner

“We know we need to improve”— Horner admits amid growing McLaren F1 championship threat

Magdalena Put2 days ago2 days ago09 mins

Red Bull brought a significant upgrade to Hungary, hoping to offset their weaknesses and enhance performance. Max Verstappen’s weekend-long frustration suggests that it did not deliver the improvement the team had hoped for. After missing out on pole and qualifying third, Verstappen remarked: “With all those updates it’s still not good enough. (…) I was…

“A frustrating race” on Verstappen’s side, “a good race” on Pérez’s: Horner on Red Bull F1’s Hungarian GP

Lucrezia Costa3 days ago3 days ago08 mins

It definitely wasn’t the race Red Bull was hoping for, with neither driver on the podium and many angry radio messages from lead driver Max Verstappen. The Dutchman was involved in a number of on track fights, including the most controversial one on lap 63 which saw him going airborne after making contact with Lewis…

Horner, Vasseur and Wolff discuss McLaren’s management of F1 Hungarian GP

James O'Connor4 days ago4 days ago08 mins

McLaren’s messy management of the Hungarian Grand Prix is one of the big talking points to come out of Sunday’s race. At the start, Oscar Piastri got a slightly better launch and took the lead from Lando Norris into turn 1. From there, he was controlling the race by 4s, although he did have a…

Max Verstappen driving his Red Bull at the Hungaroring

“It’s something that we’ll talk about as a team” — Horner says any tension between Verstappen and Lambiase will be sorted behind closed doors after F1 Hungarian GP

Luke-John Buckle4 days ago4 days ago06 mins

Christian Horner concedes that Red Bull has to find more raw speed with the RB20 after a lacklustre Hungarian Grand Prix weekend. Red Bull and Max Verstappen lead both championships but haven’t won a Grand Prix in the last three races. Budapest was also their second event without a podium after a missed opportunity in…

“I will be here again next year” — Sergio Pérez has no concerns about Red Bull F1 future

Hope Van Beek1 week ago011 mins

Sergio Perez’s contract with Red Bull Racing is under fire following a string of poor performances that have put his future with the team into question. Despite having signed a two-year contract extension in June, Pérez has struggled in the latter part of the first half of the 2024 season. Over the last six races,…

“He’s making a strong case for himself” — Horner says Red Bull junior Isack Hadjar has a chance of 2025 F1 drive

Anumitha Murugapandian2 weeks ago2 weeks ago06 mins

With 20 points in the bag for Yuki Tsunoda, he has outshined and edged his more experienced teammate Daniel Ricciardo so far in 2024. The 35-year-old Australian is on 11 points himself, and trails the Japanese driver 3-9 in Grand Prix qualifying. In recent events Ricciardo has started to look stronger, improving his qualifying form…

“We take our cap off to him” — Christian Horner praises Lewis Hamilton’s F1 British GP victory

Chiara Martin2 weeks ago05 mins

With rivalries running deep in Formula 1, sportsmanship remains a cornerstone of the sport, as evidenced by Christian Horner’s recent comments on Lewis Hamilton’s latest victory, at the British Grand Prix. When asked about Hamilton’s win, his first since the 2021 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, one that happened towards the end of an incredibly tense…

Horner: “It’s unsustainable to not be scoring points” as Pérez’s rut of F1 form leaves Red Bull vulnerable in the championship

Ghazlan Atqiya Firmansyah3 weeks ago3 weeks ago09 mins

The last few races have not been kind for Sergio Pérez’s side of the garage, and Red Bull has been feeling the heat as their rivals inched closer in every race. The Mexican has only scored 15 points since May’s Miami Grand Prix which was six rounds ago, while teammate Max Verstappen has managed to…

“A lot to try and understand where the fluctuations are coming from” regarding pace between top teams in F1 British GP — Horner

James O'Connor3 weeks ago3 weeks ago07 mins

Red Bull Racing had a rollercoaster British Grand Prix with their leading driver Max Verstappen. The Dutchman took P3 from Lando Norris at turn 4 when Norris tried an ambitious move to take the spot from Lewis Hamilton. However, the 26-year-old slowly started to drop away from Russell and Hamilton as the stint went on,…

Zak Brown sharply criticises Horner and Red Bull Racing following F1 Austrian GP fall out

Anna Elizabeth Krausová3 weeks ago3 weeks ago09 mins

After the contact between Max Verstappen and Lando Norris during the race in Austria last weekend, many opinions about it appeared. The ultimate truth is that the incident saw Norris DNFing due to damage and Verstappen dropping out of the lead to finish in P5 with a 10-second penalty for moving under braking, according to…