Red Bull Boss Christian Horner Mocks Lewis Hamilton, Piling Immense Praise on ‘Enjoyable’ New F1 Rival Instead

In 2021, Red Bull completed the herculean task of taking the driver’s championship away from Mercedes. A task that no team had managed in the last eight years. Before the Silver Arrows, it was Red Bull till 2013, who ruled F1 with Sebastian Vettel at the helm.

However, Red Bulls is on its way to repeating the feat and doing one better by leading the championship on both fronts. Mercedes’ persistent porpoising problem meant they couldn’t pick up where they left off in the previous bout. This left only Ferrari and Charles Leclerc to fight for the championship.

When asked to review the championship so far, Red Bull’s boss, Christian Horner, had nothing but praise for the competition. He said, “I have a great deal of respect for the way he [Leclerc] has conducted himself. The way that he’s racing on track, it’s hard but fair.”

“There’s been a lot of hard races between the two of them in the first half of this championship and there hasn’t been a single touch. It’s great to see, and it’s enjoyable to be part of,” Horner pointed out.

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Ferrari has been their biggest enemy so far. Although, it has to be said the tussle between Leclerc and Verstappen is not as intense compared to the one last year.

The tussle between Hamilton and Verstappen lasted till the last lap of the season, a memory still fresh in the minds of many. Even though, as fans, we would like a similar battle, the involved individuals want to stay far away from it.

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The Red Bull boss is content with the level of competition and conduct of Ferrari in the current season. Not just him, we doubt anyone involved in the stressful duel of the 2021 season would want a repeat of the same.

He said, “There’s not one ounce of me that wishes that. Last year was a heavyweight bout that went 22 rounds and I’d prefer not to have to go through that again.”

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It is highly unlikely we will see a repeat of the 2021 season, not just in the current season, but anytime soon. However, all parties involved are of the same mentality: they would not want to repeat the stressful circumstances again.