Red Bull got faster, McLaren no slower at Imola, Horner reckons · RaceFans

May 22, 2025

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Pink Bull staff principal Christian Horner says they closed the hole to McLaren at Imola by bettering their automotive, not as a result of their rivals acquired any slower.

The FIA issued a collection of technical directives forward of the final occasion. Horner refused to verify they took place because of questions Pink Bull had raised over elements of McLaren’s automotive design.

“There’s one other one, I feel, in regards to the ground or skids that got here round,” he advised the official Components 1 channel. “So it’s the common apply that’s occurring.”

Pink Bull has steadily launched upgrades to its RB21 for the reason that season started. At Imola it introduced a revised engine cowl and alterations to its rear suspension.

Horner mentioned the staff’s efficiency within the race confirmed the adjustments labored. “We managed to get some efficiency on the automotive,” he mentioned. “I don’t assume it was McLaren had actually misplaced tempo final weekend, it was extra we’d discovered tempo.

“That was actually, actually encouraging, not a lot for right here however for a number of the tracks which can be arising.”

Nevertheless Horner mentioned Monaco, the scene of this weekend’s race, is such an uncommon circuit Pink Bull and McLaren may face stronger competitors from rival groups.

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“What we’ve seen this 12 months is, I don’t assume there’s been a entrance row that hasn’t been [covered by] lower than a tenth [of a second], so it’s going to be tremendous, super-tight,” he mentioned. “And I feel there may very well be some curve balls this weekend.

“You could have Mercedes fast. Ferrari, their automotive rides the kerbs very properly. It’s very settled on the bumps. We all know how good Charles [Leclerc] and Lewis [Hamilton] are round right here, in order that they may very well be an actual issue this weekend.”