Horner proud of deserved 150th podium achievement for Red Bull

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10:20, 15 May 2018

Christian Horner praised his teams' performance after Max Verstappen managed to take steps on the podium. A podium which notched up their 150th in just 250 races.

This feat takes them up to 6th in the all-time amount of team podiums in F1. Mercedes (161), Lotus (172), Williams (312), McLaren (458) and Ferrari (732).

Horner expressed his delight over this and Verstappen’s drive on Sunday.

“A solid performance - picking up a podium, and our 150th podium which is notable and deserved achievement for the team.

“It’s also Max’s first podium of the season which will be a good confidence boost for him after enduring a tricky first four races.”

Verstappen’s race didn't go without a little bit of drama and a missing section of his front wing. Horner alluded to this and suggested he could have done even better.

“Unfortunately Max sustained some damage in contact with the Williams of Lance Stroll under the Virtual Safety car, but even with that damage he had enough pace in hand to maintain track position.”

Pos.	Driver	Team	Points
1	Kimi Antonelli Kimi Antonelli	MercedesMER	179
2	George Russell George Russell	MercedesMER	154
3	Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton	FerrariFER	147
4	Charles Leclerc Charles Leclerc	FerrariFER	108
5	Lando Norris Lando Norris	McLarenMCL	97
6	Oscar Piastri Oscar Piastri	McLarenMCL	82
7	Max Verstappen Max Verstappen	Red Bull RacingRBR	76
8	Isack Hadjar Isack Hadjar	Red Bull RacingRBR	52
9	Pierre Gasly Pierre Gasly	AlpineALP	42
10	Liam Lawson Liam Lawson	Racing BullsRCB	39
11	Arvid Lindblad Arvid Lindblad	Racing BullsRCB	20
12	Oliver Bearman Oliver Bearman	HaasHAA	18
13	Franco Colapinto Franco Colapinto	AlpineALP	18
14	Gabriel Bortoleto Gabriel Bortoleto	AudiAUD	6
15	Carlos Sainz Carlos Sainz	WilliamsWIL	6
16	Alexander Albon Alexander Albon	WilliamsWIL	5
17	Esteban Ocon Esteban Ocon	HaasHAA	3
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 proud of deserved 150th podium achievement for Red Bull

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