Christian Horner warns Red Bull over impending F1 format change

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Horner warns Red Bull over impending F1 format change

His team have been dominant so far this season, already wrapping up the constructors' title

Sam Cook Digital Journalist

Sports Journalist who has been covering motorsport since 2023

Saturday 30 September 2023 20:57

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Red Bull team principal Christian Horner warned his team of the limited opportunities they will have to work on their car during the remaining sprint race weekends this season, starting at the upcoming Qatar Grand Prix.

Three of the last six races of the season are sprint weekends, at Qatar, Austin and the Brazilian Grand Prix.

Horner's Red Bull team have already wrapped up the 2023 constructors' championship, and are now looking to finish off the season by securing Max Verstappen the drivers' championship.

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The Dutchman only needs to hold a lead over team-mate Sergio Perez of 146 points after the Qatar GP in order to claim that title, and his lead is currently at 177.

Despite this, Horner is wary of the complications that sprint weekends can cause.

“We’ve got a lot of sprint races coming up now, almost every other race is a sprint race," he told media after the Japanese Grand Prix.

"And you get one session to sort your car out, and that can put huge pressure that if you don’t get quite in the right window, after that P1, if you have a bit of rain or compromised session, that can make it very tricky.

"That could be an interesting factor from the next race.”