Horner downplays tension between Red Bull pair

Red Bull team principal Christian Horner says he does not expect any tension from his drivers after both went after the fastest lap at the end of last weekend’s Saudi Arabian Grand Prix. Max Verstappen set the fastest lap by 0.2s over Sergio Perez’s earlier attempt on the final lap of the race in Jeddah, and Perez later claimed he was told to drive to a set lap time and not try and better his benchmark. The extra point keeps Verstappen one marker ahead of his teammate in the early drivers’ championship standings, but Horner was comfortable with how the…

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