Horner not yet cheering: 'You just have to make use of it'

Charles Leclerc may start Sunday afternoon's French Grand Prix at the front of the grid, but with two Red Bull Racing drivers behind him, he will have a tough time taking victory. Christian Horner is convinced of that, he told Viaplay.

Ferrari, with the help of Carlos Sainz, managed to get Leclerc on pole. Behind him, however, Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez also finished in the top three, which is likely to make things difficult for him at the start.

Red Bull are taking advantage of the opportunities at Ferrari, as Horner also knows. "That's it, but you just have to make use of it," he informed. "We saw Ferrari incredibly strong in Austria a few weeks ago. And we hope we learned some lessons from that. I hope we can make it difficult for them tomorrow."

With the heat, Horner believes tyre strategy is likely to play a significant role in the battle for victory. The team boss, therefore, intends to prepare the team well for the possibilities in the race.