Red Bull team principal Christian Horner has taken a cheeky swipe at Mercedes over claims its recent Formula 1 upgrade was a “downgrade”.
Mercedes technical director James Allison suggested at the Canadian Grand Prix that Red Bull had perhaps made its RB20 slower with recent updates it had introduced.
“It does look as if their upgrade was a downgrade,” explained Allison. “So, fingers crossed that would really mess them up.
“That [an upgrade not working] makes life hard, because the moment you stop trusting your tools, you have to backtrack, and you lose loads of time. Time is your biggest friend, losing it is your worst enemy.”
But with Red Bull having come out on top in the Canadian GP, as Mercedes’ George Russell came home third after starting on pole position, Horner could not help himself with a swift quip about Allison’s remarks.