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Unimaginable for Verstappen to repeat Suzuka heroics in Bahrain – Horner
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Unimaginable for Verstappen to repeat Suzuka heroics in Bahrain – Horner

Motorsports April 11, 2025
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Crimson Bull group principal Christian Horner fears McLaren is “a couple of tenths” too fast for any of its rivals in Bahrain, with a repeat of Max Verstappen’s excellent Suzuka victory unlikely.

Oscar Piastri topped McLaren team-mate Lando Norris in Friday’s second apply session, with the pair half a second away from Mercedes’ George Russell and Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc.

Having sat out FP1 to offer Crimson Bull reserve driver Ayumu Iwasa an outing, Verstappen was down in seventh – eight tenths behind – with Yuki Tsunoda down in 18th after conducting set-up experiments to assist the Japanese driver settle.

In response to group boss Horner, McLaren is a category aside this weekend as the new and abrasive Bahrain circuit appears set to favour the papaya squad.

“We have fairly a bit to do tonight, I feel,” Horner informed Viaplay. “The McLarens look very, very fast. With Mercedes and Ferrari all of it appears fairly shut, however McLaren undoubtedly seem like they’ve a couple of tenths on the remainder of the sphere.

“To start with, we have to grasp how we are able to enhance what we’ve, which is especially temperature-related, I feel.”

Christian Horner, Crimson Bull Racing

Photograph by: Sam Bagnall / Motorsport Pictures

Crimson Bull overhauled its set-up final weekend in Japan after a equally tough Friday to offer Verstappen a shot at taking an excellent pole, however Horner fears Bahrain’s extra abrasive structure will reward McLaren’s higher tyre utilization and make it tougher to maintain quicker automobiles at bay within the race.

“It’s not possible to repeat what he did final week over a single lap after which holding the automobiles behind for a whole grand prix,” he cautioned. “This can be a observe you may overtake at comparatively simply, so a whole lot of work to do with the engineers tonight.”

Not simply engine modes

Talking to Motorsport.com, the group’s advisor Helmut Marko painted the same image, and whereas Crimson Bull tends to run with much less highly effective engine modes in apply he stated the squad’s deficit went effectively past that.

“We’re too sluggish and the tyres have gotten far too scorching,” the Austrian concluded. “It is principally confirming what Max already stated yesterday, that Bahrain might be a harder one for Crimson Bull. The primary drawback is the tyre temperature, which we will not hold underneath management. And as quickly because the temperature goes up, we’re sliding, which makes it worse.

“Unusually sufficient, at one stage the tyre recovered and we have been doing the identical lap instances as Lando, however that was solely three or 4 laps out of 15. This observe simply does not swimsuit us and neither do these excessive temperatures.”

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