Horner after Canada’s race: “A great shame for Max”

Published on 12 June 2017 by Mike Motilall

Christian Horner, Red Bull Racing's Team Principal, had the following to say after the Canadian Grand Prix: “It was a great shame for us to lose Max on lap 11. He had an unbelievable start which propelled him into second place by turn two, and his race pace was also very good. He came into contact with Sebastian Vettel, but that looks more like a race incident. We have made some great progress this weekend and it is a shame that Max couldn’t finish the race.”

 “An excellent podium for Daniel today, who really didn’t make any mistakes, despite huge pressures from Force India’s and Ferrari behind.” Regarding Max’ problems he says: “You saw it, Max suddenly lost all power, Max and the whole team are really sick about this. This track normally reveals all our weaknesses and if you are able to perform like this, the upgrades worked, and you can close the gap a little bit more, then you’re doing an excellent job. We need to keep that momentum for the next race. If Daniel hadn’t scored a podium, Max would have, normally speaking.”