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Horner feared Verstappen’s fourth F1 title was slipping away in Monza
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Horner feared Verstappen’s fourth F1 title was slipping away in Monza

By Miles Cooper November 25, 2024
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Purple Bull Method 1 crew boss Christian Horner admitted he felt Max Verstappen’s fourth world championship was trying like a tall order by September’s Italian Grand Prix, within the face of McLaren’s resurgence.

Purple Bull’s RB20 was F1’s strongest automobile within the opening levels of the 2024 season, with it trying doubtless Verstappen and the crew would proceed their streak of dominance that noticed the Dutchman win 19 out of twenty-two races in 2023.

However Purple Bull’s flip as F1’s dominant pressure got here to an finish at Could’s Miami Grand Prix, when the crew began combating automobile stability. The identical week, McLaren made a leap ahead with a complete improve bundle that noticed Lando Norris win his maiden grand prix.

Verstappen nonetheless managed to win three of the following 4 races, however then started a 10-round winless streak whereas McLaren, Ferrari and Mercedes all took turns on the entrance and the previous established a constructors’ championship lead it nonetheless holds with two races to go.

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However as Verstappen claimed his fourth straight drivers’ title in Las Vegas, crew principal Horner admitted that he feared the Dutchman’s marketing campaign was collapsing by September’s Italian Grand Prix in Monza, the place Purple Bull suffered its worst weekend but.

When requested if he agreed with Verstappen’s evaluation that, for 70 % of the yr, Purple Bull did not have the quickest automobile, Horner replied: “I’d say it is about proper. Since Miami, I’d say that was a turning level.

Horner feared Verstappen’s fourth F1 title was slipping away in Monza

Max Verstappen, Purple Bull Racing, speaks with Christian Horner, Staff Principal, Purple Bull Racing

Picture by: Sam Bloxham / Motorsport Photos

“The automobile was very troublesome to drive, however he was in a position to adapt and get essentially the most out of it. I feel we have improved it in latter races, however definitely round Monza time, it seemed just like the championship was slipping away.

“There was nonetheless a great distance of the championship to go, and we had a big drawback to McLaren, Ferrari and even the Mercedes at that time.”

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Whereas Monza was Purple Bull’s lowest ebb on observe, with Verstappen ending 38 seconds behind winner Charles Leclerc in sixth, it additionally supplied the beginning of an answer to treatment the RB20’s stability points. Though Purple Bull by no means regained the higher hand on McLaren particularly, Verstappen and the crew had been in a position to make sufficient progress to stifle Norris’ fightback.

“The engineers have labored tirelessly, and the women and men behind the scenes have labored lengthy hours, early mornings, weekends to maintain getting efficiency to the automobile,” he stated.

“For me, an actual turning level was Austin, getting a dash race victory there, getting on the entrance row for the grand prix, the rostrum that he scored there. After which, after all, Brazil [where Verstappen dominated a wet race from 17th on the grid] was actually the crowning second in lots of respects, it was such an impressive drive that supplied the match level.”

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