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Horner delivers warning after Verstappen testing blitz

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Horner delivers warning after Verstappen testing blitz

The Dutchman was fastest on track on Day 1 in Bahrain and his boss had a message for rivals

Red Bull team principal Christian Horner has warned F1 rivals Max Verstappen's reaction to his first run in the RB19 is a "positive sign".

The two-time world champion took driving duties on day one of the Bahrain pre-season test, finishing the morning fastest with 71 laps under his belt.

Crucially for a first run, there were no obvious issues for the team nor driver across the opening four hours and 15 minutes - an ominous sign for the rest of the grid.

"It was a solid first session," said Horner.

"It is an evolution from the RB18. The RB19, adapting to these new regulations, I think the team has done a tremendous job over the winter.

On rival cars, Horner added: "There are some interesting concepts, some have been a variance on a theme, some have been a convergence on some of our ideology.

"That is part of the fascination of F1, that there are all these fantastic and talented engineers coming up with these different interpretations."

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"He got the car and I had a brief chat with him at lunchtime, he is already into the detail which is already a positive sign.

"There are no fundamental flaws with the car, we will only see next weekend how competitive we are."

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