Christian Horner ‘concerned’ about Red Bull’s engine that could affect Max Verstappen’s title defence, despite Lewis Hamilton’s woes

Christian Horner isn’t resting easy about the Red Bull engine, insisting there are ‘concerns’ that could affect Max Verstappen’s Formula 1 title defence.

The Team Principal spoke about the problems with the power unit, and says they must ‘understand’ what the issue is before ‘fixes can be put in place’.


Horner is not confident with Red Bull’s car and said a lot of work needs to be done on it

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The vehicle has had an inconsistent start to the new season having won in Saudi Arabia, but forced to retire in Bahrain

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Red Bull have had an interesting start to the 2022 season with varied results across the first two races.

The curtain-raiser in Bahrain saw both Verstappen and his teammate Sergio Perez forced to stop, with the former having to halt because of a fuel pump issue.

The race itself brought many other issues, which the Dutchman was unhappy with, and complained to Horner about, who later downplayed his anger.

But it was all smiles in Saudi Arabia where both drivers secured double digits for points as Verstappen won the race, and Perez finished fourth, and had started on pole, and rivals Mercedes struggled with George Russell fifth and Lewis Hamilton 10th.

Whilst it was an outstanding achievement, Horner is still concerned about the vehicle’s power unit, and hopes that issues can be resolved before the next race in Australia on April 10.


Verstappen is back in business, but may not be for much longer if the issues in his car aren’t fixed

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This season, Red Bull have their own engine department, Red Bull Powertrain Division after taking over from Honda.

But the units are still being produced and assembled by the Japanese manufacturer.

“Of course, we’re concerned about it,” Horner said to RacingNews365.com, when asked about the engine issues. “But I think, first, we have to understand what it is.

“I think once all the strip-down has been done and we understand what the issue is then, hopefully, fixes can be put in place.”

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