“Now there’s a natural break coming with effectively almost a month’s gap to the next race, so it’s only natural that you’ll take stock and consider all of those options for the final part of the year.”
Horner was then pushed on the long list of drivers dropped from Red Bull’s programme over the years, including current Williams and Alpine racers Alex Albon and Pierre Gasly, and whether some should have been retained.
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“We’ve given a great opportunity to so many youngsters over the period of time,” he said, with multiple world champions Sebastian Vettel and Max Verstappen the most successful examples.
“The Red Bull system does demand results and demand performance. Of course, Max is delivering. Checo [Sergio Perez] has been underdelivering this year. Last year, he did a good job, or good enough job to finish second in the [drivers’] championship and [for Red Bull to] be constructors’ champions.
“We’re having to look further down the road. We’ve got some great talent. We’ve got Liam Lawson on the bench. We’re not quite sure, looking at the likes of [Franco] Colapinto and [Ollie] Bearman and [Kimi] Antonelli, is he at that level? Only time will tell.
