Horner on Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix: 'Very frustrating'

Published on 01 November 2020 by Julien Lemmen

Aston Martin Red Bull Racing didn't score any points in Imola. Max Verstappen drove a strong race and was on his way to second place, until a puncture forced him to retire from the race. Teammate Alexander Albon spun at the end of the race and finished in P15.

Team Principal Christian Horner reflects after the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix: “We’ve had three races in Italy this year and three DNFs for Max so it’s not been kind to him. Max got a very good start, getting ahead of Lewis and it was a game of chess in the first stint being sandwiched between the two Mercedes cars, seeing who would pit first. It became apparent that Valtteri had damage and after the stops Max was right on him. Max waited for his moment patiently and passed him on the main straight. He then pulled away from Valtteri and was on track for second place until his tyre let go, possibly due to some debris, which ended his race. It’s very frustrating, especially as today we felt we had pretty strong pace, so it’s annoying not to get second with Max."

Horner continues: "It’s incredibly unfortunate to come away from this weekend with zero points but we’ll build back up for Turkey, a track we had good success at last time out. Congratulations to Mercedes and Toto for achieving seven consecutive Constructors’ Championships, an amazing achievement and we certainly hope to be able to give them more of a challenge next year.”