News Details

Verstappen was a 'sitting duck' against Hamilton - Horner

Max Verstappen was a “sitting duck” against a charging Lewis Hamilton in the closing stages of the Hungarian Grand Prix, according to Red Bull Formula 1 chief Christian Horner. Verstappen had suppressed Hamilton’s advances for much of Sunday’s race at the Hungaroring, but an inspired strategy call from Mercedes to switch Hamilton onto a two-stop proved to be a race-winning move, as the Briton overturned a 20s deficit on fresh tyres to pass Verstappen for victory with three laps to go. The Red Bull driver was on 41-old lap Hard tyres when Hamilton swept past on the run to Turn 1, and Horner conceded Verstappen was ultimately defenceless. “I think the reality is that in the race...
Full Story »
6y ago from Crash.net 0
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

Horner: Pitting Verstappen wouldn't have been sensible

Hungarian Grand Prix – Red Bull team boss Christian Horner says...
6y ago from FormulaSpy.com

Christian Horner reacts to Max Verstappen's first ever...

Max Verstappen claimed his maiden F1 pole position during qualifying for...
6y ago from GPBlog.com

Horner stirs up Verstappen to Mercedes debate

While the last three races have revived what was becoming a flagging...
6y ago from Pitpass.com

Horner 'totally relaxed' about Verstappen's Red Bull...

Red Bull Formula 1 chief Christian Horner says he is "totally...
6y ago from Crash.net

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

Can Aprilia dethrone Ducati in the 2026 MotoGP title...

The conclusion of the 2025 MotoGP season saw an unprecedented level of...
23h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

Aprilia Racing presents 2026 MotoGP livery

Aprilia Racing kicked off 2026 by unveiling its newest MotoGP livery in...

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

Long Beach to bring in new leadership for iconic event

Organizers of the annual Grand Prix of Long Beach event have announced...
18h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

Pato O’Ward joined by F2 champion in McLaren F1...

McLaren has announced its driver development program lineup for 2026,...
21h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

Popular On TotalWRC.com

Popular On GunnersToday.com

“That’s what he has to try” - Mikel Arteta sends...

Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta has told Viktor Gyökeres to be ‘really good...
43m ago from SportsKeeda.com

Chelsea rival Arsenal & Man Utd for 30m wonderkid...

Chelsea are ready to rival the likes of Arsenal and Manchester United for...
1h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Just In: Man City make progress to sign Arsenal and...

Manchester City have taken a major step forward in their pursuit of...
1h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Mikel Arteta comments on Declan Rice bust-up with...

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has said that Declan Rice's issue with...
2h ago from SportsKeeda.com

Comments

Hottest News

Recent News


2014 GPToday.com
GPToday.com is not responsible for the news headlines and associated descriptions and images it indexes, the content of externally linked sites or the comments & postings of its users.

This website is unofficial and is not associated in any way with the Formula One group of companies. F1, FORMULA ONE, FORMULA 1, FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, GRAND PRIX and related marks are trade marks of Formula One Licensing B.V.