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Horner explains ‘no fighting’ call for Red Bull drivers

by Phillip Horton
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Horner explains ‘no fighting’ call for Red Bull drivers

BAKU, AZERBAIJAN - JUNE 12: Sergio Perez of Mexico driving the (11) Oracle Red Bull Racing RB18 on track during the F1 Grand Prix of Azerbaijan at Baku City Circuit on June 12, 2022 in Baku, Azerbaijan. (Photo by Clive Rose/Getty Images) // Getty Images / Red Bull Content Pool // SI202206120400 // Usage for editorial use only //

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Red Bull boss Christian Horner says the pace difference between his two drivers was “significant” as he explained the instruction not to fight in Azerbaijan.

Sergio Perez grabbed the lead from Charles Leclerc at the start while Max Verstappen slotted into second when the Ferrari driver pitted under the Virtual Safety Car.

Perez held a five-second advantage but Verstappen reeled in his team-mate as the Medium tyre stint wore on and made a comfortable move for the lead on lap 15.

It came after a radio message was broadcast in which Perez was told “no fighting” when Verstappen was in pursuit.

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“It was just a question of you’ve got a faster car and a slower car, and Max had a significant pace advantage on Checo at that point, and Checo had quite heavy graining on his tyres,” said Horner.

“It was just a question of ‘guys, let’s not put each other against the pit wall here if one car is quicker, concede and let’s focus on getting the best result for the team.”

Horner added that “the priority is to maximise the points against Ferrari – we know they’ve got a very quick car at the moment and we’ve seen how quickly things can turn around.”

Leclerc’s engine failure removed Red Bull’s only realistic threat from proceedings and Verstappen went on to claim a comfortable victory, 20 seconds clear of Perez.

“I think maybe, with the benefit of hindsight coming into this weekend, perhaps there was too much weight put behind his qualifying set-up with the rear deg that he experienced,” said Horner of Perez.

“So that’s something to look at because Max was certainly in better shape in the race than Checo was at the back end of that first stint.”

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Comments 2

  1. Bogdan says:
    3 years ago

    Horner insults every fan with his explanations, when it’s clear that was a team order…

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    • Dami says:
      3 years ago

      He did not insult every fan. I wasn’t insulted, and I haven’t spoken to anybody who did feel insulted. Horner didn’t deny it was a team order, in fact he explicitly stated that he told them what not to do, which is, literally, an order from the team. And it was an appropriate and logical order in the circumstances, so you go on and invent some reason to be insulted, if you like, but it’s a self-inflicted condition, nothing to do with what Horner told his drivers.

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