Christian Horner: ‘Singapore Grand Prix is our next opportunity to shine’

Christian Horner said that Red Bull could face a tough race against its rivals in the next two rounds of the Formula One, or F1, season at the Belgian Grand Prix or Italian Grand Prix.

Red Bull claimed its first podium wins this season at the Hungaroring circuit last month after Daniil Kvyat and Perth native Daniel Ricciardo finished second and third, respectively. Despite recent success, Horner doesn’t see Red Bull repeating its performance at the Belgian Grand Prix on Aug. 23.

Ahead of the 11 th round of the 2015 F1 season at Spa, Horner said that the Spa circuit will be “more challenging” than Hungaroring. He foresees that success for Red Bull could come after the next two races at the Singapore Grand Prix, where Ricciardo claimed the third spot in the podium last year.

“Singapore is probably our next opportunity to shine,” Horner said, as quoted by Crash.net. “We’re going to keep pushing, keep developing with the car though.”

According to Horner, they will be ready to take on any opportunity to beat other team especially in Spa, where the weather is unpredictable. He also hinted that engine penalties for the Milton Keynes-based F1 outfit are expected as they are planning on taking another unit for either one of their drivers for the upcoming races.

Meanwhile, Horner recently confirmed a new long-term deal with Red Bull, Sky Sports reports. He confirmed that he signed a contract extension during the Goodwood Festival of Speed.

Horner said that part of his decision to extend his partnership with Red Bull is his “great relationship” with Austrian businessman and Red Bull co-founder Dietrich Mateschitz. The 41-year-old team principal said that he still wants to get his team back where it was a year and a half ago.

Red Bull finished second behind Mercedes last season. It is currently fourth in the 2015 F1 constructor standings.

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