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The Red Bull boss immediately eyed an opening for Max Verstappen despite his qualifying defeat to Lando Norris at the Spanish Grand Prix.
Christian Horner acknowledged the slight defeat of Max Verstappen to Lando Norris in qualifying at the Spanish Grand Prix, with Norris securing his second career pole position. Despite being on the ‘dirty side of the grid’, the long run to Turn 1 offers opportunities for overtaking. Horner sees this as a potential advantage for Verstappen at the start of the race. He mentioned that starting on the front row is advantageous, and emphasized the importance of tire management and degradation during the race. Horner also mentioned Sergio Perez’s progress in qualifying and expressed confidence that he can still score points despite a grid penalty.
