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Formula One F1 – Bahrain Grand Prix – Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir, Bahrain – March 19, 2022 Red Bull Team Principal Christian Horner during qualifying. Pool via REUTERS/Giuseppe Cacace
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Formula One F1 – Bahrain Grand Prix – Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir, Bahrain – March 19, 2022 Red Bull Team Principal Christian Horner during qualifying. Pool via REUTERS/Giuseppe Cacace
Red Bull are having a difficult start to the season despite being arguably the fastest car on the grid. But they are massively struggling with reliability and consistent performance in the 2022 season. But after another retirement for Max Verstappen at the Australian Grand Prix, Red Bull team principal Christian Horner mentioned he would like to develop a fast and reliable car.
His comments have got a lot of opinions from the F1 fans on Twitter. They poke fun at the unreliability of the car and how they are behind Mercedes in the constructor’s championship after 3 races this season.
Mercedes is literally 2nd in both drivers and constructors with a literal bus but it’s reliable.
I guess he’s never heard of the tortoise and the hare
— Vincenzo Landino (@vincenzolandino) April 10, 2022
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I’m sure he’s so proud pic.twitter.com/xRwODWwTL1
— Jess (@VillasJess) April 10, 2022
Always good to see Horner’s Mercedes obsession coming through again,😂but he needs to be more concerned with the Ferrari out in front 😆
— Kate Swift (@KateSwi20927647) April 10, 2022
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He sounds salty, I'll rather have a car that finishes in P3 and P4 than DNF🤣
— Famous Warrior a.k.a Lewis (@FamousWarrior44) April 10, 2022
So Horner is gambling with A WORLD CHAMPION on either a Win or No Points DNF.
Guess they are going for a record of Max winning all the races he finishes in this season 😅
— Arun Pandian R (@arunpandian_r7) April 10, 2022
— Execution of plans (@montaliano) April 10, 2022
Whether he wins or have a DNF Karen Horner is always talking about Mercedes. Why is he obsessed with Mercedes? pic.twitter.com/wYJhA6RHhT
— Kingsley (@kingsleymomor) April 10, 2022
Red Bull team boss explains Max Verstappen DNF at Melbourne
Horner mentioned that he can understand world champion Max Verstappen‘s frustration after another DNF for the season. He revealed the reason behind Max’s retirement might not be engine-related.
But it is difficult to know the real reason behind the world champion’s car’s failure until we get back to the car and do some analysis. Christian mentioned that so many retirements early in the season are not acceptable for the team.
“It’s totally understandable, his frustration. That was a really disappointing result not to finish the race. We don’t know what the issue is yet–I don’t think it’s actually engine-related,” said the Red Bull team boss.
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Formula One F1 – Australian Grand Prix – Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit, Melbourne, Australia – April 7, 2022, Red Bull’s Max Verstappen in action during practice REUTERS/Martin Keep
“I think it might be a fuel issue, but we need to get the car back. We need to be able to look at what exactly happened. Until we get the car back, we don’t have the data [or the] info. [It’s] pretty frustrating,” said Horner.
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Christian would be hoping that they can find the problem in try to fix it as fast as possible. They cannot afford any more slipups or both Mercedes and Ferrari will take a huge lead in the championship.
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If they can sort out their reliability issues, then they can surely win races on a more consistent basis. They are currently 10 points behind Mercedes who are struggling to match them on pure pace this season.
Red Bull just have 2 podiums in the first 3 races of the season but they have clearly underperformed at the start. Let’s see if they can sort out their issues before Imola and mount up a strong challenge there.
