Horner in no rush to extend Perez’s contract
Christian Horner says Red Bull will not rush into a decision about Sergio Perez’s future following his first victory for the team.
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Horner disagrees with Wolff’s public roasts
Christian Horner and Toto Wolff’s disagreements have extended to a new subject – whether “roasting” their team in public is advisable.
Wolff labels Horner ‘a windbag’ as spat continues
F1’s flexi-wing squabbling was ramped up another notch before Azerbaijan Grand Prix qualifying as Toto Wolff hit back at Christian Horner.
Horner was just ‘some kid’ appointed Red Bull boss
Christian Horner has described how he had to win over the Red Bull workforce when he joined as team principal – their response having been: “Who’s this kid?”
Wolff has ‘respect’ for Horner’s achievements
Despite Nico Rosberg’s opinion that Toto Wolff “doesn’t like Christian Horner very much”, the Mercedes F1 boss has “respect” for his Red Bull rival.
Horner has a ‘lucky toilet’ at every circuit
Red Bull boss Christian Horner has revealed that at every circuit he goes to, he must find himself a lucky toilet.
Red Bull admit Monaco defeat is not an option
Christian Horner admits Red Bull cannot afford to be beaten by Mercedes in Monaco if they are to remain in touch with their arch-rivals.
Max won’t play mind games with Hamilton – Horner
Christian Horner says Max Verstappen “will do his talking on the track” rather than engage in verbal jousting with Lewis Hamilton.
Horner: Red Bull weren’t ready for Verstappen stop
Christian Horner praised the Red Bull pit crew after the Spanish Grand Prix, even though a four-second stop for Max Verstappen fell short of their usual high standards.
Horner: Perez wasn’t kept out to hinder Hamilton
Christian Horner says it was never a consideration to extend Sergio Perez’s first stint at the Portuguese Grand Prix to disrupt Lewis Hamilton.
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.
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.