Red Bull boss Christian Horner thinks it’s “quite strange” how McLaren are able to warm up with their tyres while enjoying low degradation following the F1 Australian Grand Prix.

While 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Max Verstappen finished within one second of 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Lando Norris at the front, the💃 McLarens were in a leagueꩲ of their own.

By Lap 34, Verstappen was running 18s 🌠off the lead in third place as he struggled to manage his int♎ermediate tyres.

Verstappen was mo🅺re of a match for the front two on fresh tyres, running Norris close for the race victory after the final Safety Car period.

After the race,🌠 Horner highlighted where McLaren are ahead of the other teams.

“I think it’s different to everybody, yes, and what’s quite strange is that they enjoy great war💎m-up, but also very low degradation,” Horner said as quoted by .

“Usually one comes at the expense of the other. S🍰o, they certainly at this circuit seem to have mastere𒅌d that.”

Horner believes McLaren’s car i🀅n Australia was in “a very sweet spot” that was “very well balanℱced”.

“Whe♉n you’ve got a car that’s very well balanced, the whole world looks different. It’s always an interaction between aero and mechanical.

“You can see the McLaren, they’ve got it in a very sweet spot, particularly for this circuit. Then with that comes very good degrꦍadation. The car is very kind on its tyres.”

Horner reflects on Australian GP

Ult🃏imately, it was a positive Australian Grand Prix for Red Bull.

After Friday practi🧜ce, Verstappen ruled out challenging for the win after struggling with the handling of the R🌠B21.

After the various strategies in Melbourne, Verstappen could remai𝐆n in DRS range of Norris, and he looked like he could have won the race.

Reflecting on the closing laps, Horne꧃r said: “But in the end, when it all played out, he managed to jump back up into second for what became an eight-lap shootout to the finish.

“He very nearly nicked it at the end there. So I think Lando looked like he tightened a little bit at the end of the ꦺrace.

“He made a mistake at Turn 6, went half off the tr💎ack. That gave Max a little bit of a run at a track that’s very difficult to overtake.

“Then the next lap he got another run. So yeah, a very, very close finish to an exciting rꦚace. So for us, I thinkꦰ it’s a very solid start to what’s going to be a marathon of a year.”