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Horner tells Sky that Verstappen drove a brilliant race but the team got the strategy right and the first lap, then the pass of Russell during lap two, made the difference. “He executed the perfect race.”
“He’s so decisive,” Horner continues. "If he’s there he’s going to go for it, he explains. “and the other drivers know that”.
Even at the end, they always felt there was only one corner around which Norris was quicker, so they were always confident they had enough in hand to hang on. Since Miami, he thinks Norris has been the leading challenger and though the races have been closer, Red Bull keep winning.
They’ve got tremendous strength in depth on the team, he continues, and they looked fourth-fastest in qualifying, but the engineering team did a great job turning thing around and it’s the fine details making the difference.
