Horner: 'Will be interesting to see what they do with Bottas'

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15:40, 05 Sep 2021

Christian Horner is happy that Max Verstappen has had a good start in the Dutch Grand Prix. The Red Bull Racing team boss sees his Dutch driver in the middle of a battle with Mercedes.

"The most important thing was to keep track position to Lewis. They've got Valtteri ahead of us, it'll be interesting to see what they do with him. I think the two-stop looks the quicker race," Horner stated to Sky Sports' cameras.

Tactical game Merecdes

At Red Bull, they expect Bottas to go for a one-stopper and Verstappen to try and block at the front, allowing Hamilton to get closer and attempt to overtake Verstappen. Verstappen and Hamilton are on a two-stopper.

Pos.	Driver	Team	Points
1	Kimi Antonelli Kimi Antonelli	MercedesMER	171
2	George Russell George Russell	MercedesMER	131
3	Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton	FerrariFER	125
4	Oscar Piastri Oscar Piastri	McLarenMCL	80
5	Lando Norris Lando Norris	McLarenMCL	79
6	Charles Leclerc Charles Leclerc	FerrariFER	79
7	Max Verstappen Max Verstappen	Red Bull RacingRBR	73
8	Isack Hadjar Isack Hadjar	Red Bull RacingRBR	42
9	Pierre Gasly Pierre Gasly	AlpineALP	41
10	Liam Lawson Liam Lawson	Racing BullsRCB	30
11	Oliver Bearman Oliver Bearman	HaasHAA	18
12	Franco Colapinto Franco Colapinto	AlpineALP	16
13	Arvid Lindblad Arvid Lindblad	Racing BullsRCB	14
14	Carlos Sainz Carlos Sainz	WilliamsWIL	6
15	Alexander Albon Alexander Albon	WilliamsWIL	5
16	Esteban Ocon Esteban Ocon	HaasHAA	3
17	Gabriel Bortoleto Gabriel Bortoleto	AudiAUD	2
18	Fernando Alonso Fernando Alonso	Aston MartinAST	1
19	Nico Hulkenberg Nico Hulkenberg	AudiAUD	0
20	Valtteri Bottas Valtteri Bottas	CadillacCAD	0
21	Sergio Perez Sergio Perez	CadillacCAD	0
22	Lance Stroll Lance Stroll	Aston MartinAST	0

Horner: 'Will be interesting to see what they do with Bottas'

Tactical game Merecdes

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