FEATURE
R
ed Bull are definitely the team
that have the capacity to upset
the dominance of Mercedes
should the opportunity arise, and team
chief Christian Horner says his team will
do all to take advantage of any slip-up
that might occur as Nico Rosberg and
Lewis Hamilton battle intensely for the
title.
Speaking ahead of the Mexican
Grand Prix, Horner said, “We have
definitely closed the gap, if you look
at the race here; there is not a huge
divergence. One has to assume that
they are not cruising after that last pit
stop because they are racing for the
world championship.”
“So it is encouraging that we are
able to be running around then instead
of just watching them go into the
distance, it has been a massive step
forwards for us this year.”
Indeed only Red Bull have managed
to break the stranglehold that the
Silver Arrows have had of the top step
of the podium this season, with Max
Verstappen sensationally victorious
at the Spanish Grand Prix and Daniel
Ricciardo’s popular triumph in Malaysia.
But Horner is convinced that more
wins are still possible, “Now that we are
at the business end of the championship,
you can only imagine that it is going to
intensify between the two of those guys,
so we just want to be in a position to be
able to capitalize on any moments they
might have,” he said.