“We can beat them anywhere” – Christian Horner is confident about his team’s title fight against Mercedes.
Red Bull had astonishing competition with Mercedes during the qualifying round, with the former overtaking the latter just two tenths of a second behind.
With Red Bull now overtaking Mercedes on a “standard track”, Christian Horner seems to take his team’s skills seriously and claims they can beat the Brackley-based team anywhere.
“That has really been a Mercedes stronghold in recent years,” says Christian Horner after taking pole position in Verstappen. “If we can beat them here, then we can really beat them anywhere,” said Horner.
In the last two races it was recognized that Red Bull is a better team on the street circuits, but could lose to Mercedes on normal tracks. But the picture is somehow different now.
However, Red Bull also installed a new engine ahead of this Grand Prix which may have affected the results, with Honda explaining the new changes to the unit.
Honda F1 will use new Power Unit branding with the Honda e: TECHNOLOGY logo starting Friday June 18. #PoweredByHonda
– Honda Racing F1 (@ HondaRacingF1) June 17, 2021
Must have lost 25 points in Baku. balance
When Verstappen fell in the last race, he lost his 25 points in the drivers’ standings and Red Bull technically lost 18 points, so Verstappen is trying to clear that score.
“So far it has been a really positive weekend on a track that was usually a bit difficult for us,” says Verstappen. “Getting the pole position feels really good. It’s a great day. We have to end it tomorrow and try to get the 25 points we lost in Baku. “
With the end of the first part of the triple header, Red Bull wants to get the most out of it.
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