Horner: A stressful season

The principal director of Red Bull Racing looked back on the 2010 season where his team won the Drivers' and Teams' Championships. If the year was rich in emotions, Christian Horner admits that the battle was hard to bear nervously.

Published on 06/12/2010 à 13:41

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We had to wait until the last race of the season to know the identity of the 2010 World Champion. The twists and turns multiplied until the last GP, ensuring a grandiose spectacle and breathtaking suspense. But this was only due to the errors and bad luck of the Red Bull, because the RB6 was undoubtedly the car the fastest on the board.

The 2010 season will have required the greatest efforts from the men of Red Bull who had to make up for errors or racing incidents during the season. “If you take Sebastian's season (Hag), he could probably win three races or more,” remarked Christian Horner on crash.net radio.

If Red Bull had the ability to win the Championship earlier in the season, the director of the Austrian team is satisfied with the tension that animated the 2010 season. “It was also huge for the Championship. It would have been nice to win everything in August, but things settled down at the end of the season and I think it was the best outcome for the F1 »

Especially since the opponents are in the battle until the last race of the Championship. “We never doubted the competitiveness and heritage of our opponents and the challenge they presented to us,” added the Red Bull principal. “You have the wonderful story of Ferrari, the indisputable success of McLaren, the strength of Mercedes? It?s simply a fantastic performance from everyone on the team. »