Horner annoyed with end result: "Losing Checo was hugely disappointing"

"Very important points today," Horner told Sky Sports, before adding, "congratulations to Ferrari they had a quicker car through the majority of the race, and Max was coming back at the end."

Problems there for Red Bull

Horner went on to explain the incident with Perez, showing its similarities to the incident between Alex Albon and Lewis Hamilton in 2020, and how tyre degradation was a big factor for the Austrian outfit struggling.

He started by stating, "our tyre degradation was higher halfway through the first stint. Ferrari just seemed lighter on the tyres, they had a pace advantage which gives you more strategic advantages. Losing Checo was hugely disappointing though.

"I don't think Mercedes likes our cars going around the outside of turn 4. So, it was the same because you could see he [Checo] was ahead there and it's almost a mirror image of Alex a few years ago. It's a tricky corner and we have seen so many incidents around the outside."

When questioned about why Perez was retired from the race, Horner gave a straightforward answer, "there was so much damage. There was no chance of him scoring points today, so it was then important to save the mileage. It's something we will bounce back from after France."

Horner worried about loss of pace

The Brit finished by stating his worries for Carlos Sainz after his engine failure and also was confused as to where a loss of pace came from. "It's unlucky for them [Ferrari] today with Carlos, but our pace at the end of the race and the fastest lap, but we didn't have the range that we had yesterday and that is something we need to understand. Over the last few races, we have only given away 5 points."