Before a final hot duel between Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton for the title of world champion, Sunday in Abu Dhabi, we refuse to wear the costume of bad boys at Red Bull. In an interview with The
Times
, Christian Horner thus defended his foal, once again singled out for his sometimes borderline behavior in Jeddah last Sunday. The boss of the Austrian team brushes aside the possibility of a “
dirty
”
piloting
of Verstappen against Hamilton in the Emirates to obtain his first title. “
Max is definitely not crazy. He wants to win this championship on the track,
promises Horner.
He's a tough but fair rider, and I don't expect anything else this weekend.
No one wants to win this championship in a gravel pit or on a stewardship survey.
To finish first, you must finish first.
This has been our mantra throughout this season
. ”
Remember that if neither of the two drivers scores points on Sunday, Verstappen will be crowned by the number of GP won (9 against 8 in Hamilton).
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Put Max and Lewis in this car (the Mercedes) and I have no doubt who will be in front.
Christian horner
“
All the fans want to see a fair and clean fight in this last Grand Prix and that the best team and the best driver win
,” continues the Red Bull team principal who nevertheless considers Verstappen stronger than Hamilton.
We cannot hide what Lewis has achieved.
He is absolutely one of the best and from a statistical point of view he is the strongest in history.
But put Max and Lewis in this car (the Mercedes) and I have no doubt who will be in front.
Put Lewis in our car, I have no doubts who would win either
. ”
We will not do anything unfair.
Helmut Marko
"Hopefully the sad chapter of Saudi Arabia is now closed,"
said Helmut Marko, Red Bull's special advisor, to the German site F1Insider.
We want to win in Abu Dhabi, and win the title.
We will do anything for that, but we will not do anything disloyal.
In Saudi Arabia, we already had the pace to keep up with Hamilton.
The Abu Dhabi route should be more favorable to us. ”
On Monday, Vos Verstappen told the
Daily Mail
that his son would do “
anything to win the title
” but that he did not see his offspring willingly hang Hamilton in Abu Dhabi.