After dropping the lead within the F1 constructors’ championship, Christian Horner says Crimson Bull should now “assault” McLaren.
Crimson Bull have been leapfrogged within the constructors’ standings by McLaren after Oscar Piastri claimed victory within the F1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix and Lando Norris pulled off a formidable restoration from fifteenth on the grid to take fourth.
Max Verstappen endured a troublesome race and will solely end fifth, whereas teammate Sergio Perez was taken out in a dramatic late crash with Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz, costing Crimson Bull useful factors.
With Crimson Bull going from hunted to hunters and sitting 20 factors behind McLaren, workforce principal Horner harassed his workforce haven’t any alternative however to now “throw every thing at it” of their bid to defend their constructors’ title.
“We took a giant hit within the constructors’ in the present day,” Horner acknowledged. “We’ve bought a 20 level deficit now so we’ve bought to assault.
“Nonetheless bought seven races to go, two dash races to go. There’s a variety of factors up for grabs and a variety of completely different circuits arising, so it’s removed from over.
“We’re pushing arduous. We’re no longer defending, we’re chasing. So it modifications the dynamic once more and we’re simply going to throw every thing at it.”
Verstappen noticed his personal championship benefit scale back for the third consecutive race as Norris gained three factors on the Dutchman to chop the hole all the way down to 59 factors.
Horner admitted it was “irritating” that Verstappen couldn’t beat Norris following his disastrous qualifying in Baku.
“When you take a look at it earlier than the weekend, primarily based on the place we had been in Monza, it’s irritating, notably after the place Lando certified, that we didn’t beat him in the present day,’’ Horner added.
“However fortunately he hasn’t scored large factors. We’ve bought to construct on what we’ve learnt already and there’s nonetheless a variety of racing to do.”
