Horner on Bahrain Grand Prix: 'Huge relief that Grosjean is okay'

Published on 29 November 2020 by Julien Lemmen

Aston Martin Red Bull Racing scored its first double podium finish of the season in the Bahrain Grand Prix. Max Verstappen finsihed in P2, while teammate Alexander Albon took third.

Team principal Christian Horner reflects after the race: “Firstly it’s a huge relief that Romain Grosjean is okay this evening and all credit goes to the FIA and particularly Ian, Alan and the marshals that were there without hesitation to help extract Romain from the car. They are truly heroes. We sometimes underestimate the role that the FIA play but today Romain owes his life to that collective work and the safety measures in place."

Horner continues: "For our drivers, Max extracted every ounce of performance from the car with second place and our first podium at this track since 2013. We did an extra stop at the end, because we could, which helped us achieve an extra point for Fastest Lap. Alex meanwhile drove another strong race. Sergio’s misfortune was Alex’s good fortune, giving him third place on the podium to secure our first double podium since the 2017 Japanese Grand Prix. Today’s result also secures second in the Constructors’ Championship for the Team which is encouraging and it enables us to now focus on trying to get both drivers further up the standings in the remaining races.”