Claiming the Dutch GP victory by the biggest winning margin of the season so far, Christian Horner says it is “remarkable” Lando Norris has “only” won two races.
After two years of Red Bull dominance, including an unprecedented 21 wins in 22 races in 2023, McLaren have not only caught the Milton Keynes squad on the track, they’ve pulled ahead.
Christian Horner: ‘Remarkable that that’s only Lando’s second win in that car’
Additional reporting by Sam Cooper
The MCL38 has replaced the RB20 as the car to beat with McLaren stringing together a run of 11 podiums. However, only three came from race victories, two going the way of Norris in Miami and in Zandvoort while Oscar Piastri made his mark in Hungary.
It’s meant that even though McLaren now have the fastest car, Norris trails Verstappen in the Drivers’ Championship by 70 points with Red Bull motorsport advisor Helmut Marko often claiming it is Verstappen who is making up the difference behind the wheel.
The Red Bull driver has secured seven wins this season, although he hasn’t been on the top step of the podium since June’s Spanish Grand Prix which is his longest winless run since 2020.
