Horner after British Grand Prix: 'We can be happy with this result'

Published on 02 August 2020 by Julien Lemmen

Aston Martin Red Bull Racing couldn’t attack Mercedes at Silverstone this weekend, but the team can still be satisfied after the British Grand Prix. Max Verstappen, who was running in third place for most of the race, finished second after Valtteri Bottas got a puncture at the end of the race. Alexander Albon finished in P8.

Team principal Christian Horner reflects after the race: “You could say we were a little unlucky to miss out on the victory today but congratulations to Mercedes who have a very dominant car and it would have been a lucky win. Lewis’ luck is with him at the moment but second place and fastest lap for Max is still a very good result for the Team after the gap to Mercedes in qualifying yesterday. Max drove a really mature race, he got everything out of the car and made no mistakes – he was even looking out for his engineers and reminding them to have a drink on the pit wall whilst setting green sectors! Towards the end of the race Max’s tyres weren’t in great shape, so when Bottas had his puncture there was no guarantee Max would have got to the end of the race so it was wise to pit for new rubber.  I think we have to be grateful to have benefitted from Valtteri’s misfortune and we can be happy with this result.”

“Alex also drove a great race and to recover and finish eighth with some great passes, after contact and the resulting penalty put him at the back of the field. From Hungary to here I think we are making progress as a Team and today shows anything can happen in the race, so we must keep pushing and applying the pressure to those in front.”