Horner after Australian Grand Prix: "A frustrating race for Max"

Published on 25 March 2018 by Julien Lemmen

Christian Horner, Team Principal of Aston Martin Red Bull Racing, reflects on the opening race of the season in Melbourne, where his drivers finished in P4 (Ricciardo) and P6 (Verstappen): "Max’s afternoon was a frustrating one for him. He made a good start initially but then got boxed in on the right hand side and dropped a place to the Haas. He picked up some damage to the floor on lap four or five that compromised the performance of his car quite significantly but he kept pushing and, despite a spin, was able to bring the car home in sixth place, having fought with Fernando for over 20 laps. He was always within a second but had no opportunity to overtake."

“A strong recovery from Daniel from P8 on the grid to P4 at a track that is incredibly difficult to pass on. In the closing stages of the race he was pushing Kimi very hard and he had very good pace, demonstrated by posting the fastest lap, which is encouraging for the season ahead. We also saw some fantastic work from the pit crew, starting the 2018 season as they mean to go on and scoring the fastest pit-stop of the grand prix.”