Red Bull boss Christian Horner tips Aston Martin to emerge as surprise threat to top teams in F1 2023
Horner’s Red Bull are the constructors’ champions and have 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Max Verstappen, the drivers’ champion, and will again be the team to beat when the F1 2𝓀023 season begi𝔉ns.
Mercedes, with 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Lewis Hamilton and 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:George Russell, should again fight for the title and Ferrari are under new management with Fred 🌌Vasseur, but midfield team🔯s will have their eye on major improvements.
“Alpi♋ne made progress in the second half of the year,” Horner told .
“Aston Martin? We keep hearing big numbers coming out of the𝄹re♏ in their expectations. You just don’t know in terms of what the running order will be.
“But McLaren maybe even will get it together this yeaജr. So inevitably, the grid should with stable regulations start to close up.”
168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Fernando Alonso is an intriguing addition to Aston Martin, replacing the retired Sebastian Vettel. He will be alongside 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Lance Stroll.
But Red Bull will🎶 begin the year with a target on their backs.
“We had an amazing season in 2022,” Horner said. “It’s only now when you look back at what we di🐼d, 17 victories, two sprint race victories, constructors’ champion, drivers’ championship, it was an u🍎nbelievable year.
“So if we achieve 50🥀 percent of that, in terms of race wins and end points, it may well still be enough to win the championship.
“But of course, Ferrari had a very good car last year, they’re going to come out fighting hard this yeaꦅr.
“Mercedes, I’m sure will recover from their annus horribilis last year. So let’s see, the compe📖titors are going to be very, very s🍃trong.
"We don't underestimate either of them.
“We’ve just got to focus on ourselves and the t🌟eam have been working hard over the winter months and the RB19, hopefully we’ll draw on all the positives that we had in the RB18.”
James was a sport🌠s journalist at Sky Sports for a decade covering everything from Am🦂erican sports, to football, to F1.
