Horner after qualifying in Baku: 'Still optimistic for the race'

Published on 14 September 2024 by Niels Hendrix

Christian Horner, Oracle Red Bull Racing team principal and CEO, said after the qualifying in Baku: “I don’t think we could have achieved Charles’ lap time today, as it was a scrappy Q3. The balance of the car in Q2 seemed to be pretty good and Max was happy with this. Unfortunately, it was just not there on those last few sets of tyres so we need to look at why this was.”

Looking forward to the race in Azerbaijan, Horner adds: “However, this is a track that you can overtake at so those grid positions aren’t a disaster for us. I don’t think we have ever had a pole position here: unfortunately, today we haven’t broken that record but it means we are still optimistic for the race.”

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