Horner praises mechanics: "That was incredible to see"

"It’s frustrating for the teams, drivers and especially the fans that we could not race today, but unfortunately the conditions meant that no matter how long we waited it was not safe to do so. Everybody did their best to try and put a race on and credit must go to the FIA and Liberty who did everything within their power and waited until it became impossible," Horner said in review for his employer Sunday night.

Engineers Red Bull excel

The pole position that Verstappen managed to achieve in qualifying thus ensured that Verstappen managed to score 12.5 points. "It importantly enabled us to close the gap in both championships," said the team boss, who saw his engineers excel again by repairing Perez's car in an hour. "It was incredible to see our mechanics in action under pressure once again, fixing his car in the time they did, giving him every opportunity to race should we have been able to get out from behind the Safety Car."

Horner then explained all that was broken on Perez's car after his crash on his lap on the way to the grid. "It was a massive job as both sides of the suspension and the steering rack were damaged but it was very rewarding to see the teamwork with both sides of the garage working together to get it fixed."

New laps, new opportunities at Zandvoort

Finally, the Briton has nice words for the fans who all stayed put hoping for better weather. "We are all feeling a little cold and wet but huge credit has to go to the fans who continued to pack the grandstands today. We truly appreciate the loyalty and I’m just sorry that we couldn’t deliver the track action they came for, but hopefully everyone will tune in for next weekend’s Dutch Grand Prix so we can provide a great weekend of racing.”