Horner after qualifying in Hungary: 'Fantastic performance by Max'

Published on 03 August 2019 by Niels Hendrix

Christian Horner, team principal of Aston Martin Red Bull Racing, says after the Hungarian qualifying: “That was a fantastic performance by Max. I’m really pleased to see him get his first pole position and become the first Dutchman to do so. It was absolutely nip and tuck throughout and his first run in Q3 was a brilliant lap. To then better it would have been tough but he managed to chip away and it all came down to the last two corners. I think Valtteri had a little bit of oversteer in turn 13 whilst Max absolutely nailed the final two corners and two hundredths of a second was the margin at the line.”

“Max brings Honda its first pole since 2006 and the Hungaroring is an important track to have grid position so hopefully we can convert it for a good haul of points tomorrow. I think we’re really starting to get performance on the car, the teams in Milton Keynes and Sakura are doing a great job and we’ve definitely made progress in the first half of the year.”

“On Pierre’s side, he made it through Q2 on the harder tyre which was our aim, but then unfortunately in Q3 he made a mistake on his fast lap. In P6, he’s right next to the Ferraris but everything is still to play for.”

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