Red Bull boss Christian Horner has suggested the weight of the RB18 needs to be further shed in order to compete with Ferrari in 2022. Charles Leclerc piloted his F1-75 to two wins early into the season to take a commanding lead in the Drivers’ Championship.
While Max Verstappen suffered reliability issues in Bahrain - along with teammate Sergio Perez - and Melbourne, the reigning world champion hit back with successive wins in Imola and the inaugural Miami Grand Prix. Verstappen is now 19 points behind his rival in the standings, with Red Bull trailing Ferrari by just six points.
While the Brit has expressed concern about the development race due to the ‘brutal’ costs of producing components, Horner wants his team to continue riding momentum. The 48-year-old is confident that saving weight is a priority for Red Bull’s engineers.
