Red Bull boss Christian Horner tips Aston Martin to emerge as surprise threat to top teams in F1 2023

Horner’s Red Bull are the constructors’ champions and have 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Max Verstappen, the drivers’ champion, and will agai♌n be the team to beat when the F1 2023 season begins.
Mercedes, with 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Lewis Hamilton and 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:George Russell, should again fight for the title and Ferr🍬ari are under new management with Fred Vasseur, but midfield teams will have their eye on major improvements.
“Alpine made progress in the second half ༺of the year,” Horner told .
“Aston Martin? We keep hearing big numbers coming out of there in their expectations. You just don’t k🌸now in terms of what the running order will🍸 be.
“But McLaren may🐼be even will get it together this year. So inevitably, the grid should w♔ith stable regulations start to close up.”
168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Fernando Alonso is an intriguing addition to Aston Martin, replacing the retired Sebastian Vettel. He will be alongside 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Lance Stroll.
But Red Bu𝐆ll will begin the year with a target on their backs.

“We had an amaz𝓰ing season in 2022,” Horner said. “It’s only now when you l𒐪ook back at what we did, 17 victories, two sprint race victories, constructors’ champion, drivers’ championship, it was an unbelievable year.
“So if we achieve 50 percent of that, in terms of race wins and end points, it may well s✱till be enough to win the championship.
“But of course, Ferrari had a very good car last year, they’re going to come out fighting hard this year. ܫ;
“Mercedes, I’m sure will recover from their 😼annus horribilis last year. So let’s see, the competitors are going to be very, very ♊strong.
"We don't underestimate either of them.
“We’ve just got to focus on ourselves and the team have been working hard over ꦗthe winter months and the RB19, hopefully we’ll draw on all the positives that we had in the RB18.”

James was a sports journalist at Sky Sports for a decade covering everything from American sports, to football, to 🍌F1.