"To tell the truth, I'm glad the trial is over”. These are Christian's first words Horner after the investigation against him was closed. The team principal of Red Bull, intercepted exclusively on the microphones of Sky Sports UK, he told his stories first feelings about getting back on track, especially after being declared innocent in the face of the accusation of 'inappropriate attitudes' towards a Red Bull employee. “Obviously – explains Horner in the interview before free practice in Bahrain – I can't comment yet, but we are here to think about the Grand Prix and the season we will have to experience together. We have a big goal: defend both our titles".
Horner in the interview with Sky Sport: “Bahrain? We still have to optimize the car"
After the investigation carried out against him, Horner returned to the saddle in the role of team principal of the team boasting, according to him, all the affection of the Austrian team. “The team has never been so united, the discussion is over”. The first session, which saw Ricciardo's best performance, was not entirely brilliant for Red Bull, but Horner, who intervened on sky sports f1, he wanted to explain the various difficulties experienced by Verstappen and Perez. "It's been a pretty short winter but it's always nice to see the cars on the circuit. We all seem more or less close. We still need to optimize the car and sort out various aspects such as downshifts. I believe that also the wind, especially in turn 14, may have had an influence, but it influenced all the cars to a certain extent".
The first rings of Racing Bulls
Ricciardo takes home the best time in the first free practice session. An excellent signal shown by the new Racing Bulls, even if it is for Horner still too early to draw conclusions"It had the fastest compound. I think it's a great start for him and the team. They did a great job: I'm sure this result will give him even more motivation. It's hard to say what they will be able to do: let's wait still more sessions to figure it out".
