The Red Bull director believes the Mexican was affected by traffic and was in the top five
president Red Bull, Christian Horner, He expressed his regret for the seventh place he achieved. Czech Perez During the Sprint classification which will be held this Saturday in Red Bull Ring Where the Austrian team will strive to win the local race.
Christian Horner He pointed out that the expectations for Czech Perez He was scheduled to finish fifth on the grid, but ran into problems Esteban Ocon They prevented the achievement of these goals.
“When we got to SQ3 we thought it would be in the top five, which is a shame. However, this track is good for overtaking with some good long straights. Tomorrow it will be very hot, which will be a challenge for all the cars on the grid,” the manager told the media.
Christian considered Chico to be disappointed ever since. Max Vertaben He won first place in the 100 km race that will be held this morning, Saturday.
“Today was a positive day for us and we saw three great laps from Max. Unfortunately, Chico’s session was disappointing, especially after Esteban caught him, as he had no chance of making a representative lap,” Horner added. Czech Perez.
Meanwhile, he said, “It was a great performance from Max, but he's getting close; McLaren He looked strong and Mercedes It was getting closer too, so we're excited to see what tomorrow has in store for us.”
Sprint race in Austria It will be at 4:00 AM Central Time. Mexicosix from East United State.Then the Grand Prix qualifying will be at 8am. Mexico And 10 from the east United States of America