Red Bull F1 Boss Christian Horner Divulges Possibility of Further Max Verstappen Penalties

There are a lot of questions surrounding Red Bull’s pace at the moment. They have not been on the same level as their rival Mercedes, despite taking new engines in both their cars. But team principal Christian Horner mentioned the team should not rule out taking a fifth engine.

BothSergio Perez and Max Verstappen took their new engines in Netherlands and Russia, respectively. Unfortunately, they did not really make any gains in terms of engine performance as compared to their rivals.

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We should be able to get to the end of the year: Christian Horner

As reported by Formula Passion, the Red Bull team boss mentioned that they have three engines that are alive. Those engines could see them through the season.

“Under normal circumstances, we should be able to finish the World Championship with these engines. We have three still alive. Theoretically, we should arrive at the end of the season. However, never say never,” said Horner.

“Certainly, reliability will be a key factor, and a second engine penalty would only cost us five places on the grid now. We will have to make the right choices at the right time, using our heads and keeping our nerve.” (Translated via Google Translate)

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The Red Bull team boss happy with the Turkish GP performance

Christian Horner stated he was thrilled with the double podium finish at the Turkish Grand Prix. He stated he is proud of the step taken by the engineering department to maximize the result at arguably Mercedes‘ strongest circuit.

“To take the points we did in both the Drivers’ and constructors, the engineering team did a great job when we were a bit out of the window on Friday.

“Arguably it has been Mercedes’s strongest circuit we have seen so far this season, so to have two cars on the podium and retake the lead in the drivers’ championship was a positive day for us,” said the Red Bull team boss.

The concerns for Red Bull are valid as there are only six races left in the season. They are leading the driver’s standing but trailing in the constructors’ championship race.

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