Christian Horner is anticipating a “massively shut” battle to unfold on the entrance of the sector in 2025, with the Pink Bull boss admitting that consistency shall be essential as his staff look to struggle again following their lack of the constructors’ championship.
Whereas Max Verstappen efficiently defended the drivers’ title to develop into world champion for a fourth consecutive 12 months, Pink Bull had been overwhelmed to the groups’ crown by McLaren, whereas Ferrari additionally ended the season forward of them in second place.
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Reflecting on McLaren’s victory following the season-closing Abu Dhabi Grand Prix – a race during which Verstappen was concerned in a collision with Oscar Piastri on the primary lap earlier than Lando Norris went on to win – Horner acknowledged that the Woking outfit had earned their triumph.
“Congratulations to McLaren, to all of the women and men there,” mentioned Horner. “We all know how laborious it’s to win a constructors’ World Championship and the dedication and energy that has to enter that, so to Zak [Brown] and Andrea [Stella] and their shareholders, however most of all of the women and men at McLaren, congratulations.
“They’ve been excellent this 12 months, they’ve had two drivers which have carried out extraordinarily effectively and had been deserving victors in the long run. I’m certain that we raised pulses and blood strain in the beginning of the race with the second with Oscar [when Verstappen collided with the Australian] however, yeah, they deserved that constructors’ championship this 12 months, although we received extra races, extra Dash races.
