Horner after qualifying in Monza: 'Max experienced a spike in revs'

Published on 07 September 2019 by Bryan van Berlo

Christian Horner, team principal of Aston Martin Red Bull Racing, reflects after today's qualifying session for the Italian Grand Prix: “Going into qualifying Max was always due to take a penalty so he only attempted one run in Q1 as per the plan, but he experienced a spike in revs on the kerb at turn two which meant he felt a loss of power and as a precaution he aborted the lap.”

“Alex progressed through Q1 without any issue and in Q2 he looked to have reasonable pace in the car. In Q3 Raikkonen spun causing a red flag during Alex’s first run while he was around half a second up on his previous best so he did not record a time. A bit of messing around from many drivers on the out lap of the final run in Q3 held everyone up meaning Alex was unable to record a lap which is frustrating as he had good pace in the car today.”

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