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Horner isn't enjoying the championship duel: 'When your cars don't perform'
Christian Horner is worried about Max Verstappen's World Championship title bid. He has fears that if he the Dutchman has "a couple of bad weekends," the gap will quickly shrink to Lando Norris.
Red Bull Racing is only eight points ahead of McLaren in the constructors' championship. Verstappen's chances of winning the drivers' championship are no longer a foregone conclusion due to the car's poor performances at Zandvoort and Monza. Team boss Christian Horner was asked about his chances for the rest of the 2024 Formula 1 season.
Is the F1 title for Verstappen and Red Bull in jeopardy?
Horner stated: "Look, there's everything to play for. Max obviously has a solid lead in the drivers championship, but it's nothing you can take for granted with eight races to go. So we're super conscious of that, with races and sprint races. It only takes a couple of bad weekends, and big weekends from Lando and suddenly, it's an awful lot closer."
The Briton continued: "The constructors is a three horse race. We're eight points ahead of McLaren, but you can't discount Ferrari either, who have quietly snuck their way back into this. So it’s a flat out fight over the last remaining eight races."
Does Horner enjoy the battle? "You never enjoy when your cars aren't performing. And I’ve never seen a team more motivated and working as hard as it currently is."
This article has been created in collaboration with Cas van de Kluet
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