Red Bull F1 boss says Ferrari and McLaren pose threats for the championship
MONTREAL — Ferrari and McLaren present a serious threat to Max Verstappen and Red Bull’s hopes of winning the Formula 1 world championship this year.
MONTREAL — Ferrari and McLaren present a serious threat to Max Verstappen and Red Bull’s hopes of winning the Formula 1 world championship this year.
That’s the view of Red Bull team principal Christian Horner, who said Saturday ahead of the Canadian Grand Prix that the rival teams "absolutely" have the potential to dethrone Red Bull with more than half the season’s races still to come.
"There’s so many points on the board. They're both great teams; you can’t write either of them off," Horner told NBC News in an interview at the Red Bull suite in the paddock.
He said some aspects of the Red Bull car are weaker than its competitors, noting that "hitting curbs and riding curbs is definitely an area that we need to improve."
He said the "unicorn" year of 2023, when Red Bull won 21 of 22 races will probably never be repeated, and that there’s now fresh competition at the front of the pack.
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