Red Bull is enjoying a more respectful battle for the world championship in 2022, according to boss Christian Horner.
Red Bull is enjoying a more respectful battle for the world championship in 2022, according to boss Christian Horner.
Last year, the team's duel with Mercedes and Lewis Hamilton was one of the most intense in Formula 1 history.
Horner said that Max Verstappen's new battle with Ferrari's Charles Leclerc is being much more enjoyable.
"It's been a competition focused on what's happening on the track," he told . "There's not a lot of politics and bullshit about what's happening off the track.
It's a pinprick clearly aimed at Mercedes boss Toto Wolff, who said before the weekend at Paul Ricard that Hamilton might finally have a car to fight for victory.
"They made claims before the weekend, but Max was able to control the race easily. I heard Toto say that they will work during the summer recess to improve the car. That would be illegal, of course," he laughed.
For now, Verstappen is fighting only with Leclerc, who after the crash in France has fallen 63 points behind the Dutchman in the championship. According to Horner, Red Bull is much happier fighting with Ferrari this year.
"There is a respect between the two teams that is extremely competitive. We are battling in every race and there is a genuine respect between the drivers and the teams, which is good to see," he finished.