Christian Horner F1 News: Red Bull chief reveals EXPERIMENT in play against title rivals

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Horner reveals Red Bull EXPERIMENT in play against F1 title rivals

Red Bull are in a battle for the 2024 constructors' and drivers' championship

Kevin McKenna

Friday 30 August 2024 11:57 Updated: 18:29

Red Bull boss Christian Horner has revealed how a recent experiment may prove to be pivotal in their bid to secure two Formula 1 world championships this season.

The Milton Keynes-based outfit are chasing a third consecutive constructors' title in 2024, while star driver Max Verstappen is on course to collect a fourth straight drivers' crown.

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However, despite the team continuing to set the benchmark in F1, this season has not been without its challenges.

Max Verstappen is in a fight with Lando Norris for the F1 drivers' title

Sergio Perez has suffered a dramatic loss in form over recent months

Red Bull gain 'valuable info' from Zandvoort test

While Verstappen may hold a sizeable advantage in the drivers' standings, the Dutchman has been a long way off his best, and following Lando Norris' win at last weekend's Dutch Grand Prix, has failed to triumph on any of his last five outings.

The 26-year-old has often cut a frustrated figure, consistently bemoaning the performance of his normally reliable RB20.

While the 70-point gap may be too much for Norris to claw back given there are only nine races remaining, the battle for the constructors' championship is far tighter.

As things stand, just 30 points separate Red Bull and McLaren, and with Verstappen's team-mate Sergio Perez continuing to struggle, that lead is far from comfortable.

Christian Horner is hoping to see improvement from his drivers over the final ten races

Speaking after the weekend's action in Zandvoort, Horner revealed the team took the opportunity to try out various set-ups with their two cars.

He hopes the results of their experiment will allow the team to make improvements as the season nears its climax.

“I think this weekend, we’ve run the cars in different specifications, and I think that has actually given us quite a lot of valuable info,” Horner told Motorsport Week.

“I think the drivers’ feedback has been very positive into that as well, in terms of what they’re feeling from the different set-ups.

“It hopefully now gives a real direction for the engineering group.”