"Canada could prove a turning point for Verstappen" says Horner

Red Bull boss Christian Horner says that Sunday's Canadian GP could be a huge turning point to the fortunes of Max Verstappen.

The Dutch driver had a very unfortunate start to the 2018 campaign, with several accidents.

Sunday's race saw Verstappen achieve a podium finish, as the Red Bull driver finished third.

Horner believes that this is a sign of the changing in Verstappen's fortunes.

"He did a super job," Horner told the official F1 website.

"He's such an exciting talent."

Horner hopes that this is also an indication of a new level of maturity for the driver.

"Hopefully his luck is about to change. This was a fantastic performance from him all weekend."

Verstappen had been quoted prior to the race saying he would 'head-butt' the next person who asked him if he is going to change his driving style in the future

"You don't want to defuse that, it's part of what makes him so exciting," Horner said sympathetically, whilst pointing out the Dutchman going wheel-to-wheel with Valtteri Bottas towards the start of Sunday's race.

"He had a clean weekend this weekend. I'm sure it'll give him a bunch of confidence heading into the next batch of races."

Verstappen's management team were absent at the weekend after a mutual agreement, but Horner confirms that it was a one-off.

"No, we just wanted to try it this weekend," Horner confirmed.

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