Verstappen had gifted the lead to Lewis Ham🦩ilton at the start with an error into Turn 1 but was able to claim it back thanks to a powerful undercut strategy that Mercedes failed to calculate for.

Red Bull opted to give up the lead on Lap 32 by calling Verstappen into the pi🃏ts for a second time, leaving the Dutchman needing to pass both Mercedes drivers and recover an 18-second gap to leader Hamilto𒅌n in just 20 laps.

A stunning final stint on medium tyres enabled Verstappen to do exactly that, with the Red Bull driver overtaking Hamilton’s one-stopping Merc🌸edes with two laps to go to seal the win in what was eff🍌ectively a role reversal of the 2019 Hungarian GP and 2021 Spanish GP. 

After the race, Red Bull team principal Horner explained the d�🅠�ecision-making process behind the strategy and praised his side’s bold call.

“Once we were on the hard tyre, we stopped on lap 18, we were ꦺdiscussing [a second stop] around lap 28 so sort of 10 laps later,” Horner said.

“Max was b🐼eing pushed really hard, he wasn't able to be managing the tyres. Mercedes were ﷽telling their drivers to keep the pressure on us, and we thought they were very much gearing up for a two stop themselves.

“And the feedback from the car was that he didn't think you'd get to the end. The strategist presented the options in front of me🍒 and said we have got no♕thing to lose.

"So, we pulled the trigger and by putting Sergio [Perez] on the alternative strategy, we got both scenarios cꦐovered, which at that p๊oint in the race we weren't sure which one would work out.

“It would have almost been easier if they'd have ma𝓡intained track position, because then we 🌞would have pulled the trigger anyway,” he added.

“It would have made our decision easier, but to make that call when you're in the lead and all the tyres are looking okay, it was quite a ballsy call, but it was the fastest way we felt🌼 at the end of the r𒁏ace.”

Horner believes Red Bull’s strategy ultimat🌌ely made the difference in trumping Mercedes despite having a slower car over the distance of the race.

“I think strategically we were better♉ in that race, I mean there's very, very little between the cars,” he added.

“I think 🐲arguably ⛄in the wind that we had today, their race pace looked a bit more comfortable for them, you know, with the winds, the Mistral is strong here, it was quite  tricky out there.

“I ဣthink with a low downforce on the car it wasn't quite as secure as the Mercedes.”