Cowell unlikely to join Hodgkinson at Red Bull
Christian Horner has reiterated Andy Cowell is unlikely to follow Ben Hodgkinson in switching from the Mercedes engine programme to Red Bull’s.
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Perez took days to realise Horner had his wallet
Sergio Perez has revealed he only knew he had left his wallet at Christian Horner’s home when the Red Bull boss phoned to tell him – a few days later!
‘Control-alt-delete’ saved Perez’s race in Bahrain
Christian Horner has confirmed it was literally the equivalent of ‘CTRL-ALT-DELETE’ that Sergio Perez had to execute to save his Bahrain Grand Prix.
Horner calls for halt to track limits ‘abuse’
Christian Horner hopes to see grey areas removed from the track limits issue in F1 after Sir Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen's duel in Bahrain.
Red Bull hope correlation work leads to success
Red Bull hope their newly-launched RB16B has resolved the correlation issues which undermined their hopes of challenging for the World Championship last year.
Horner: ‘Exciting’ to see how teams tackle 2021
Christian Horner thinks it will be fascinating to see what strategy Red Bull’s main rivals take in developing their 2021 cars ahead of the big regulation changes next year.
Horner happy to ‘experiment’ with F1 sprint races
Christian Horner believes F1 “shouldn’t be afraid of experimenting” when it comes to the contentious proposal for sprint races being introduced.
‘Abu Dhabi defeat will have fired up Mercedes’
Christian Horner believes Max Verstappen’s dominant victory in the most recent F1 race could have fired up Mercedes to produce an even better car this year.
Red Bull hoping for Ricciardo-like Perez impact
Christian Horner thinks Sergio Perez can emulate Daniel Ricciardo in helping Max Verstappen carry Red Bull closer to Mercedes this year.
Red Bull prepared to supply customer engines
Christian Horner has confirmed Red Bull would fulfil any requirement to supply other teams with engines when their new operation is up and running.
Perez tenacity ‘like young dog with a bone’
Christian Horner has described new Red Bull driver Sergio Perez as being like “a young dog with a bone”, able to extract a podium finish from a “mediocre” car.
Horner: Red Bull must be strong at all circuits
Red Bull are planning to ensure their 2021 car is effective on all types of racetracks as they attempt to carry the World Championship fight to Mercedes.
Red Bull rejected Hulk after ‘brief discussion’
Red Bull have revealed that talks with Nico Hulkenberg over a race seat for 2021 never got beyond “a brief discussion”.
Red Bull plan 40% of 2021 car to be new
Red Bull expect 40% of their 2021 car to be new as they build what they hope will be a World Championship challenger to Mercedes.
Horner hails Albon’s ‘strongest collective weekend’
Christian Horner revealed a decision about Alex Albon’s future at Red Bull “won’t take long” after praising the driver’s “strongest collective weekend of the season”.
Verstappen hungriest driver Horner has worked with
Christian Horner has revealed Max Verstappen is the hungriest Formula 1 driver he has ever worked with.
Red Bull ‘issues’ to be addressed in 2021 RB16B
Red Bull are to use the last six races of the season to fully understand the issues with their current car before addressing them with a ‘B-spec' version of the RB16 next year.
Horner: Hamilton’s flying restart down to DAS
Christian Horner believes Mercedes’ DAS system was a factor in Lewis Hamilton’s excellent restart from the Safety Car period during the Eifel Grand Prix.
Horner: Mercedes might be getting complacent
Christian Horner has suggested Mercedes’ rules blunder in the Russian Grand Prix may indicate they are becoming complacent as a result of their continuous success.
Horner: ‘Racecraft’ giving Albon edge over Gasly
Christian Horner has hailed Alex Albon’s “racecraft” as the reason why he is making more of a success of his Red Bull career than Pierre Gasly did.
Horner: Red Bull working on new projects
Christian Horner has revealed that Red Bull staff affected by F1’s incoming budget cap are already being allocated to new projects.
AlphaTauri receive Red Bull wind tunnel boost
Christian Horner believes that using Red Bull’s wind tunnel will help AlphaTauri to achieve their loftier ambitions.
Horner: Mercedes nervous about tyre degradation
Christian Horner believes that heading to Sochi, Mercedes is nervous about tyre degradation, as shown by radio messages at Mugello.
Horner: ‘Boring’ one-stop races need mixing up
Christian Horner has joined Lewis Hamilton in citing one-stop races as a reason why Formula 1 is becoming boring.
Horner’s ‘sour taste’ over Ferrari’s 2019 wins
Christian Horner has been left with a “sour taste” over races he feels Ferrari should not have been winning last year courtesy of a controversial engine.
Horner: Concorde talks ‘straightforward’
Christian Horner has revealed that talks over F1’s new Concorde Agreement were “remarkably straightforward” – and different to dealing with Bernie Ecclestone.
Horner hails Red Bull’s ‘risk and reward’ gamble
Christian Horner has acknowledged Max Verstappen had to “buy into” the tyre gamble that gave him the platform to win the 70th Anniversary Grand Prix.
Horner: RB16 is ‘misbehaving aerodynamically’
Christian Horner says the 2020 Red Bull's biggest issue is in the aerodynamics department, and that the team are yet to fully understand it.
Red Bull may develop ‘more extreme’ DAS
Christian Horner has confirmed that Red Bull is working on their own version of DAS, and suggested they may opt for a "more extreme" system.
Horner predicts accidents aplenty when F1 returns
Christian Horner believes that there will be plenty of accidents when Formula 1 returns due to the rustiness of the drivers.