Verstappen leading development for Red Bull - Horner

Red Bull team principal Christian Horner says Max Verstappen is leading the development of the RB15 car in 2019.

Verstappen was joined at Red Bull by Pierre Gasly however the Frenchman has not been on pace with his teammate since joining.

The Dutchman has scored two podium finishes already and sits fourth in the driver standings, splitting the two Ferrari drivers of Sebastian Vettel and Charles Leclerc.

With Daniel Ricciardo leaving Red Bull for Renault, Verstappen now finds himself as the number one driver at the team, and it is a role he has taken to comfortably according to Horner.

“I think really, if you wind the clock back 12 months, Monaco was probably the lowest weekend, last year, of his career, having a car capable of winning and crashing in FP3 and not being able to take part in qualifying,” he explained to RACER.