In Saudi Arabia, Red Bull Racing proved to be fast. After Max Verstappen achieved pole position on Saturday, he was able to make the podium. Horner answers whether the team has taken a step forward.
He told GPBlog and others, "I think that the engineering team have done a good job in giving him a car by the time we got to qualifying and indeed in the race."
He saw a speedy RB21 at the Jeddah Corniche Circuit
"It was probably our most competitive race of the year to date. In terms of raw pace, we were able to pull away from the McLaren. We're closing them down here. We'll take some encouragement out of that."
Horner has high hopes for the rest of the 2025 season
He added, "We're only 12 points behind the new leader in Oscar. We're, what, two points behind Lando? So, I think there's an awful lot of positives that we can take out of the weekend. The frustrating thing is that I felt that we had them beat today, and unfortunately, a really marginal call at that first chicane has been the difference."
Horner then reveals he's at a loss as to where and how to put down the RB21's solid pace displayed under the Saudi Arabian night lights.
"I don’t know. I think that we've done a better job. Certainly, their pace in the heat on Friday was insane. So that looks normal, even compared to a Ferrari. The Mercedes has decked quite a lot. Leclerc has had arguably a very good deck and pace as well. That's encouraging."
This article was written in collaboration with Sandy van Wijngaarden.
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