At that point in the race it was far from obvious which was the quicker route to go and we felt Vettel, as the biggest opponent, we would take him on with Ricciardo, i said it before the weekend and I really believe we've got the strongest pairing of drivers in Formula One now.

Christian Horner

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When you're 84, a 70-year-old is still pretty young.

Christian Horner

stills young years

The most important thing today is that Mark Webber is safe and OK. After a very nasty accident, he's fine.

Christian Horner

important safe today

I think the most important thing for any driver is to know that he's getting equality of equipment and priority.

Christian Horner

priorities important thinking

As a driver in the form of Max Verstappen life at the moment, I think arguably for the past 12 months he's been the best driver in the world, how do I substantiate that ? He's not in the best car but when you look at the results that he's got out of that car since Montreal last year, some of the performances that he's put in, he's made virtually zero mistakes in that period.

Christian Horner

sports

Max Verstappen's passionate, that's part of the reason people warm to Max Verstappen. Max Verstappen's not afraid to say it as it is. Is that a bad thing ?

Christian Horner

sports

From what I see here and now, I would absolutely back Max Verstappen.

Christian Horner

sports

Sport can change so quickly where confidence is such a big factor, i think if he just starts to find a bit of confidence, starts to go his way, you'll see a switch in him that will ramp up quite quickly because he is very much a confidence driver.

Christian Horner

sports

That was a very tough moment for him, you could see he was quite emotional at the end of it because he's got himself into a situation where the harder he's trying, the slower he goes.

Christian Horner

sports

Daniel Ricciardo's Daniel Ricciardo now. Daniel Ricciardo's absolutely at the top of Daniel Ricciardo game and I think Daniel Ricciardo has been for the last couple of years, daniel Ricciardo's hit that balance of experience and pace. Daniel Ricciardo's one of the best overtakers in the business and Daniel Ricciardo judgment is impeccable in terms of judging a gap.

Christian Horner

sports

Personally I'm not a big fan of the halo, i think it's an inelegant solution to the problem that it's trying to deal with.

Christian Horner

sports

The way Daniel's driving at the moment, I don't believe there's a better driver in Formula One than Daniel, the thought of the pairing is fantastically exciting for us.

Christian Horner

sports

If we didn't believe in him as a talent, he wouldn't have been retained.

Christian Horner

sports

We've tried it on our simulator, we're concerned with some visibility issues on it.

Christian Horner

sports

We have got an opportunity to do something really good and hopefully that is not missed.

Christian Horner

sports

I think probably most people have written Red Bull off for this year but we're fighters and focused on getting ourselves into a competitive position, i think it would be foolhardy to write a team off with the caliber of people that Red Bull has in it.

Christian Horner

sports

I believe that discussions of other shareholding or change of shareholding... they’re not applicable at the moment, the focus is purely on finding a solution to our engine predicament, that we can move forward for next year and the future.

Christian Horner

sports

For me it’s not an option, we have to find a solution and I ’m working very hard to ensure that the team is on the grid and competitive for next year and beyond.

Christian Horner

sports

Because it’s new regulations, it’s going to evolve very, very quickly, i think by the time we get to the first race, the car’s not going to look very much like this and I think the evolution will be very, very quick as we progress through the season.

Christian Horner

Everyone who's driven that corner knows you don't stick a wheel up the inside at Copse, he's put him in the fence. Thank god he's not been hurt. It was a desperate move.

Christian Horner