Christian Horner: At some point someone will beat us too

In December 2021, Max Verstappen won his first title, and everyone remembers that it happened under very controversial circumstances. But the Constructors’ Championship then remained with Mercedes, and Red Bull Racing did not win it again until the following season, and after an eight-year break, when the works team of the Stuttgart concern dominated the championship.

But after the transition to a new generation of cars in Formula 1, there was a change in leadership and this year Red Bull Racing has achieved another victory in the team competition and Max Verstppen can become world champion for the third time next Saturday. For this he only needs to finish sixth place in the sprint, which is included in the weekend program in Qatar.

However, Christian Horner, head of Red Bull Racing, has no doubts that Mercedes will definitely win back.

“In my opinion, competition is the essence of sport. It’s great when you have strong opponents and you have to treat them with respect,” he said in an interview with Sky Sports. – There is no sport without competition, and I have no doubt that Toto Wolff is on to something. (laughs) I have no doubt that he and his people are working on something, because Mercedes is a great team, a powerful team. They have great riders and they will try to bounce back. Of course, when you lose, it’s always disappointing. If you don’t experience this pain, you shouldn’t race. Remember, when we were on the sidelines for eight seasons, we were hurt and insulted, but we never lost track and always strove to return to the top.

We were the team that interrupted Mercedes’ dominance, but development in Formula 1 always happens in cycles. At some point someone will beat us – we don’t know if it will be Mercedes, Ferrari, McLaren, Aston Martin or someone else. We can only control what our team does, and that’s what we’re focused on right now.”