Horner expects exciting race in Las Vegas: 'The top eight can win!'
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It was an interesting qualifying session for Red Bull Racing in Las Vegas. While Sergio Perez got eliminated in Q1, Max Verstappen managed to outqualify his title rival Lando Norris and finished in P5. Team principal Christian Horner reacted to qualifying in Las Vegas, where the Dutch driver could secure his fourth F1 title in less than a day's time.
"A tricky qualifying," Horner began after the session, Red Bull report. "The low temperatures and track are challenge with our tyres. Our performance has been improving with each session and we are starting to find where we have lost but the window for the tyres is still quite small," he then continued with the challenges the Las Vegas track causes for his team.
Horner on the Las Vegas GP
"Max managed to lay down a good time and I know he was hoping to be higher up the grid but this track, you can definitely overtake at and the way the tyres behave between qualifying and the race are totally different challenges, anybody in the top four rows can win this race and it will be very exciting to see how it plays tomorrow," Horner concluded.
For the fourth time in a row, Max Verstappen could be crowned world champion in Las Vegas. If the Red Bull driver scores only two points less than Lando Norris, it would be enough for him have his celebrations in the United States.
This article was written in collaboration with Estéban den Toom
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