Christian Horner after Baku: 'Unlucky with the safety car and pit stop for Max'

Published on 30 April 2023 by Johan Peeters

Christian Horner, team principal of Oracle Red Bull Racing, reflects after Sunday’s Azerbaijan Grand Prix: “Checo absolutely excelled today. He had the pace and really controlled the race, he benefitted from the timing of the safety car but it was a phenomenal performance from him today and all weekend. Hats off to him.”

“We were unlucky with the safety car and the pit stop for Max. Sometimes things like that don’t go your way but that is racing and we will learn from it. Other than that it was an excellent performance from the whole team, another 1-2, our 25th! Things are clicking for us at the moment and it sets us up well for next week but it is still early days, there are 19 races and 5 more sprint races in this long season. With each race comes moments to savour but just as many learnings, we take those and move to the next challenge, preparation for Miami is already well under way, see you at the beach!”