“Exceptional work, special 100th pole position”

And they make 100. There Red Bull was able to celebrate once again in qualifying for the fifth round of the 2024 F1 World Championship, in Shanghai (China). Double zero for the Milton Keynes team under “p.1”, thanks to the Dutchman Max Verstappen who got the fifth consecutive pole position vintage e the 37th of his career. A domination of the Anglo-Austrian team sealed by the Mexican’s place of honor Sergio Perez.

A weekend in which, after a somewhat problematic Friday due to the rain, Red Bull was able to find the thread of the interrupted discussionalso considering Verstappen’s victory in the Sprint Race and Perez’s third place. TO Viaplay the Team Principal talked about it, Christian Horner.

“We made some changes for qualifying and the car responded well, Max did an outstanding job and also Checo secured the front row and we had our 100th pole position, so today was a great day for the team“, Horner said.

In view of tomorrow’s race, the British manager doesn’t want to let his guard down: “Tomorrow is a different day, we’ll see what the weather will be, but for now we’ll enjoy today: this morning’s victory, the pole in the afternoon and the front row, there’s nothing better“. On the possible internal struggle between Verstappen and Perez, Horner added: “Checo will definitely try to get off the clutch quicker than Max, but it’s important to work as a team at the start“. The Team Principal’s message to avoid unnecessary risks is clear.