Christian Horner reveals rival F1 team Red Bull “most keeping an eye on” - and it’s not Mercedes

Christian Horner insists Aston Martin are the team Red Bull are “most keeping an eye on” following their incredible start to the 2023 F1 season. 
Horner reveals team Red Bull “most keeping an eye on” - and it’s not Mercedes

After struggling to a disappointing seventh-place finish in last year’s constructors’ championship, Aston 𝐆Martin completed a remarkable transformation over the winter to emerge as Red Bull’s nearest challengers at the start of 2023. 

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168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Fernando Alonso has completed the podium behind the dominant Red Bulls on four occasions this season, while he finished runner-up to 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Max Verstappen in Monaco to claim his and🉐 the team’🔯s best result so far. 

Despite Mercedes’ recent resurgence, which saw them leapfro꧙g Aston Martin into second place in the constructors’ standings at ﷺthe Spanish Grand Prix, Horner still sees Aston Martin as Red Bull’s biggest long-term threat. 

“We have a lot less wiღnd-tunnel time than you guys,” he told Aston Martin ambassador Ped꧃ro De la Rosa when speaking to DAZN.

“So we’re having to be very selective about how we use that time, and also thinking about next year as well – so it’s about♔ finding that balance.

“When yo⛎u look 𓄧at all that experience, you can see what Fernando’s brought to Aston Martin – which is still a young team.

“There꧟ are lots of new guys there; they took a few guys from us.

“For us, I think the team that we’re most keeping an eye on for the f꧋uture is the Aston team – because you can see they have a strཧong energy.”

Fernando Alonso (ESP) Aston Martin F1 Team AMR23. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 8, Spanish Grand Prix, Barcelona,
Fernando Alonso (ESP) Aston Martin F1 Team AMR23. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 8, Spanish…

Following Mercedes’ double podium finish in Barcelona, Horner delivered a brutal reminder of the work the German manufacturer still needs to do to catch 𓆏Red Bull. 

When asked by Sky whether Mercedes will become a concern for Red Bull, Horner answered: "It was still 23 seconds behind at the end of the race. They made a good step, but we've got some stuff i🍷n 🌠the pipeline.”

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