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Horner can't ignore the big Oscar winner
The Sentinel
|April 22, 2025
CHRISTIAN Horner knows Max Verstappen is up against a “very rounded” competitor in Oscar Piastri but is encouraged by Red Bull’s performance in Saudi Arabia.
Verstappen started on pole but was handed a five-second penalty for cutting the corner to stay ahead of Piastri at turn one, allowing the Australian to take the lead at the pit stops.
He went on to a comfortable win and with it assumed the lead of the drivers’ championship for the first time in his career, overtaking team-mate Lando Norris.
Verstappen’s Red Bull future had dominated pre-race talk in Jeddah after a tough weekend in Bahrain but he delivered a stunning pole lap and showed strong race pace.
Horner knows that Piastri, who now leads Norris by 10 points with Verstappen two further back, is tough opposition for the four-time world champion.
This story is from the April 22, 2025 edition of The Sentinel.
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