Horner praises Verstappen's performance: "It was a masterclass"

Christian Horner found the performance of Max Verstappen impressive. The Dutchman finished 35 seconds ahead of Lewis Hamilton and never had a moment's trouble at the Red Bull Ring. The British top man is singing the praises of the race in Spielberg.

"The team is doing a great job. The only setback we had to deal with was Checo's pit stop. But apart from that, it was a great display," Horner told Sky Sports. "Max controlled the race so well. The one-stop was the quickest strategy for him. We could see Hamilton was having problems with his tyres, but the way he grew the gap... This was the most dominant win against Mercedes this year. That's very encouraging."

Compliments go out to the world championship leader. "It was a masterclass, Max controlled the race superbly," said the team boss of the Austrian formation, who also commented on Verstappen's messages on the onboard radio towards the end of the race. The Limburger was suffering from his pedal. "When he stayed off the kerbs, the system was happy with that. It wasn't a big drama."

Red Bull happy with Perez

Perez couldn't score a podium, but according to Horner, that wasn't his fault Sunday. "He drove the balls out of his pants today. It was a shame that the pit stop didn't go better for him. He could then have held on to his track position quite easily, but he fought back superbly," he concludes.