Horner: "You can see Vettel carries pressure with him"

Christian Horner has admitted that Sebastian Vettel is the best driver that ever drove under him, but the Briton also praised the German for carrying around the pressure that's on Ferrari on his shoulders.

Vettel drove for Red Bull between 2009 and 2014 and won four championships in a row between 2010 and 2013. A lot of drivers have come and go from the Austrian team, but Horner had no hesitation when thinking about the best of them all.

"He just got better and better and better every year he was in the team," Horner said on the F1 Beyond the Grid podcast.

"He has grown with the team and has shown some fantastic performances."

That has made Horner question the mistake he made in front of his home crowd in Hockenheim, where he was in control of the race until he slipped on the wet track and had to retire. 

"Maybe the pressure is different [at Ferrari," he speculated.

Ferrari always put immense pressure on their drivers because of the heritage of the team, the fact that the whole nation of Italy has its hopes on Ferrari as well as the fact that's it's now been a decade since the team has won anything. 

"You can see that he carries the pressure with him," Horner added.

"He is a rock in the team."