Horner after Chinese Grand Prix: 'Good teamwork'

Published on 14 April 2019 by Julien Lemmen

Aston Martin Red Bull Racing didn’t have the pace to fight for the podium in the Chinese Grand Prix, but they still scored a solid amount of points, with a fourth place finish for Max Verstappen and a sixth place finish for Pierre Gasly. The Frenchman also scored a point for setting the fastest lap of the race.

Team Principal Christian Horner reflects after the race: “P4 and P6 today represents good teamwork. A strong strategy and being the first to adopt the two stop with Max allowed us to beat Charles Leclerc today. Max drove the wheels off the car all afternoon and although he fought hard to pass Vettel and challenge for a podium, we just didn’t quite have the pace to get ahead of him. It is great to see Pierre continuing to settle into our car and he had another solid race, finishing sixth and claiming fastest lap. He took one point away from Ferrari and gaining that additional point for fastest lap was a real positive for him, which I’m sure he will take confidence from.”