Horner after Russian Grand Rrix: 'A fantastic result for Max'

Published on 27 September 2020 by Julien Lemmen

Aston Martin Red Bull Racing scored its best ever result at Sochi with second place for Max Verstappen in the Russian Grand Prix. Teammate Alexander Albon finished in P10.

Team principal Christian Horner reflects after the race: "Second place is a fantastic result for Max today and once again he extracted everything he could out of the car with a quality drive. Second was the optimum we could have hoped for and Lewis’ penalty did help us out. It was a tough afternoon for Alex who started in 15th place following a grid penalty for a gearbox change. He lost ground on the opening lap but with the Safety Car we effectively had a free stop. He was then able to make progress through the field with some great overtaking moves.”

“The team once again made some fantastic pit stops and in six years of coming to Sochi this is our best result, with yesterday’s front row start and today’s second place so it is great to leave with a trophy.”