With varied drivers having stuffed the seat alongside Verstappen in recent times – together with Pierre Gasly, Alex Albon and Sergio Perez – Horner additionally confronted questions on the long run choices for the group, together with the potential for Racing Bulls’ Isack Hadjar being on the radar after a powerful begin to his rookie marketing campaign.
Nevertheless, the Briton was adamant that the group are in no rush to decide about that, responding: “I feel I’m going to take a leaf out of Flavio [Briatore’s] ebook and say, ‘I don’t need to reply it’.
“Look, it’s early days for Yuki. He’s nonetheless settling in. He’s been in Q3, scored factors, he’s scored factors from the pit lane. He’s had just a few incidents as effectively, so he has an extended strategy to go. We’ll determine. We’ve obtained loads of time on our facet.”
