Horner after Max' victory in Japan: 'One of his best weekends'

Published on 06 April 2025 by Yvonne Huijs

Max Verstappen has secured his first victory of the season. After starting from pole position, he managed to keep the McLarens behind him and clinch the win.

Christian Horner, team principal of Oracle Red Bull Racing, said after the Grand Prix: “What a race! An imperious drive from the front secured a fourth consecutive win at Suzuka for Max, the Team and of course our engine partners Honda who we owe a debt of thanks and gratitude for their support over the years. In reality though the hard work was done yesterday. It has to be one of the best weekends of Max’s career, one that further underlines Max as the best in the world currently. Suzuka is a driver’s circuit and boy did Max deliver. Equally, credit has to go to the engineering Team as well for turning things upside down after Friday and pushing together to get the job done. It was a solid performance for Yuki. The nature of the race meant overtaking was hard to come by throughout, but he made some ground and will only improve as he continues to settle into the Team the next few races.”

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