17/04/2025 15:20
Red Bull team principal Christian Horner has highlighted the
"dilemma" facing his squad as it looks to salvage its championship
campaign. The Milton Keynes-baed team has won the last four
drivers' championships with Max Verstappen, as well as two
constructors' titles in that time. However, rivals McLaren have
started the current campaign strongly with victories in three of
the four opening rounds of the year - Australia, China and Bahrain.
Red Bull's only success so far was in Japan. As the sport is in the
final season of the current technical regulations, the title fight
had been projected to be a closely fought affair. Teams have an
extra predicament to deal with, though, as they are also
constructing their 2026 cars whilst also developing their 2025
machines. When asked if Red Bull will develop its car right to the
end of the season, Horner told media including RacingNews365 :
"Inevitably, depending on how the championship plays out. You've
got to keep developing. "In this business, if you're standing
still, you're going backwards. "And of course, there's that dilemma
with next year's regulations - where do you apply resource, where
you don't. "But inevitably, you've got to keep chasing performance,
keep getting performance on the car." Red Bull has faced issues
with its car across the last year, which have plagued Sergio Perez
and Liam Lawson in the second seat alongside Verstappen. Horner
declared Red Bull made major changes over the winter break to
provide its drivers with a more stable platform. "I think we've
significantly changed certain characteristics of the car," he said.
"It gives us a broader base from which to work with now. "It's a
development race between now and Abu Dhabi in December, so it's
going to be a nine-month marathon."
