British GP: Christian Horner hails Red Bull team after equalling F1 record for most consecutive wins

Max Verstappen claimed victory at the British GP to give Red Bull its 11th consecutive win; Red Bull equaled the McLaren record which had stood for 35 years; Christian Horner says the record is even more special for coming to Silverstone, as the team’s factory is located in nearby Milton Keynes.

Christian Horner praised the entire Red Bull team after Max Verstappen’s victory at the British Grand Prix saw him equal the F1 record for most consecutive victories.

Verstappen recovered from losing the lead early on to take his sixth consecutive victory and Red Bull’s 11th in a row – a run which matched McLaren’s achievement in 1988.

Red Bull has been unbeaten in F1 2023 and has now won 19 of the last 20 Grands Prix, which extends to the French Grand Prix last July.

For Horner, the record was made all the more special by coming to Silverstone, as the team’s factory is located in nearby Milton Keynes, and in a race Red Bull had not won since 2012.

“It’s an incredible record. 1988 when McLaren-Honda took 11 wins with (Ayrton) Senna and (Alain) Prost. To think we’ve equaled that is a testament to the team’s hard work, commitment ” Of the drivers, of the reliability, of the strategy,” said Horner.

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Highlights of the British GP at Silverstone, with Max Verstappen looking to win his sixth race in a row

“Winning a Grand Prix is ​​tough, winning 11 in a row and I think we’ve won 19 out of the last 20 – it’s been a phenomenal run of success for us.

“Especially here at Silverstone, our local circuit, the factory is only 15 miles up the road, we have a lot of staff living in the local area, achieving this result here is something the team can be extremely proud of “

Verstappen said of the record: “Of course, very pleased that we won again. I mean, 11 consecutive wins for the team, I think it’s pretty incredible, but it wasn’t straight today.”

Verstappen: Today was a tough day… but we still won

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Red Bull’s Max Verstappen was delighted after securing his sixth consecutive win with victory at Silverstone

Verstappen’s sixth consecutive victory puts him in elite company with only Sebastian Vettel – who holds the record for nine consecutive wins – Alberto Ascari, Nico Rosberg and Michael Schumacher (twice) having achieved such victories previously.

But at Silverstone the Dutchman faced a tougher test than all previous victories that have come down the order.

A wheelspin when the lights went out saw Lando Norris claim the lead at Turn One, and the McLaren’s astonishing pace at Silverstone meant that Verstappen had to make a few laps to pass the Briton, while in the last quarter of the race He had to restart the safety car. ,

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Lando Norris overtook Max Verstappen at the start to lead the British GP

“We are having a great time but today was not the straightest race,” said Verstappen. Sky Sports F1,

“I had a bad start because of too much wheelspin, I had to pass Lando and then he came back again in my DRS because my tires were a bit hot so I had to manage it.

“But once we got inside I could find the gap and at one point it was nine seconds again so we were looking pretty strong again and then in the safety car everyone was together until the end.

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Sky F1’s Ted Kravitz reflects on British Grand Prix

“We chose the soft tire and McLaren was on the hard, so that helped me in the first few laps, but actually in the last few laps my tires were getting a little warm, so I didn’t really have a lot of grip, so that’s why I think The margin was not that small. Overall it was a positive weekend for us.

“It shows where we are at the moment as a team. Everything is working really well. It’s always hard to be perfect, maybe today was more difficult for us but we won anyway.

“The most important thing for the team is that we win both championships and that is what we are working on.”