Horner after qualifying at Spielberg: 'Pole today extremely valuable'

Published on 08 July 2022 by Bryan van Berlo

Christian Horner, Team Principal of Oracle Red Bull Racing, reflects after today’s qualifying session for the Austrian GP Sprint: “To get pole today was a great result for Max, he was just a little bit quicker in the last turn and that made the difference; to have three cars within one tenth of a second is incredible. Ferrari are looking very strong right now, we saw that after their win at Silverstone and right across the season, so to get the pole today was extremely valuable.”

“It’s great to be back in Austria, the Team love racing here and the support we get is incredible, passion is great but shouldn’t spill over into jeers at our opponents.”

Sergio Pérez had to visit the stewards after qualifying because of exceeding the track limits during Q2. It has just been announced that his lap time has been declared invalid and the Mexican will have to start the sprint in thirteenth place. Horner: “We feel the penalty for Checo was very harsh and should have been dealt with before Q3 to enable us to improve subsequent performance. He will do his best tomorrow from P13 and try and put us into a better position for Sunday’s race.”

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