Horner after Max' 41st and Red Bull's 100th win: 'A landmark'

Published on 19 June 2023 by Niels Hendrix

Oracle Red Bull Racing team principal Christian Horner, said after the Canadian Grand Prix: “It’s a landmark day today and one for our history books: 100 victories for the team, 200 for Adrian and Max’s 41st putting him up there with Senna. An amazing result for the whole team, not just the people here, but everyone back at the factory who works so hard, ensuring we continue to perform at such a high level.”

“I remember our first victory in China in 2009 and being happy that we’d won just one race, and here we are with 99 more. To get a century of victories is an incredible achievement, competing in 100 races is a feat in itself, but winning 27% of all races we have entered is something truly to be proud of. It’s been an amazing journey in a relatively short space of time and it’s down to our incredible people, our spirit and our culture.”

“Max has obviously been a big part of the journey with 41 of those wins. He’s driving so incredibly well and it’s a privilege to witness the level that he’s delivering at. It was a tricky race for him because the tyre temperatures were not in a happy window but he made the most of it and secured the win. Checo equally had a fairly tough race. I know he is hungry for more and will already be looking at ways to improve on his performance.”

“On Monday, we’ll celebrate as a team back in the factory, but of course we’re still in the middle of a championship and have a lot of races to go, so after tomorrow the attention is on our home race in Austria in two weeks’ time.  For now, though we can reflect on a job well down here in Canada and celebrate our 100 wins. Great work team!”