Christian Horner

“I think if a driver commits to a team it's like disappearing with another girlfriend half way through the year, it doesn't seem like the right thing to do.”

“The number one driver in this team is the one who is ahead on the track, the rule is simple.”

“When you don't experience something for a long time you realize how much you love it and how much you miss it.”

“It is unnatural for drivers and team members to be sitting on their hands when we would usually be racing.”

“What we expect from our drivers, as team mates, is that they show respect for each other and allow one another enough room on the race track.”

“It's the fear of failure that drives all of us at Red Bull.”

“It's always dangerous quoting numbers and expectations.”

“We have a very good relationship with Renault. They treat us with absolute parity to the works team, and there is a very good collaboration between Renault engineers and Red Bull Racing engineers.”

“You've got different governments and manufacturers saying, 'Oh, we'll be electric and autonomous by 2030 or whatever.' In my view Formula One is at a crossroads. What is its purpose? We have Formula E, and a lot of manufacturers are morphing into that area. But the emotion, the entertainment, the excitement of those cars just isn't there.”

“I think F1, ultimately, is man and machine at its absolute limit. It is modern day chariot racing.”

“You know, Theresa May, she's doing the best she can with not a great hand, a little bit like Chase Carey really.”

“The great thing about Daniel Ricciardo is you can't not like him, he's got a big smile, he loves what he does, he's a great personality.”

“A Hamilton-Vettel combination, on paper, would look very attractive to any team. However, what you have to look at is the dynamics of any partnership like that and it's difficult to see how two sportsmen at the absolute top of their game could work in harmony under one roof.”

“Red Bull has invested a huge amount in youth and should be commended.”

“Mercedes and Ferrari fear Red Bull more than any other team because they know the potency and capability that we have.”

“If the racing series does not exist for a year, then it disappears in its entirety. Teams that have been operating very close to the limit just wouldn't survive. They rely on racing to generate income and to fulfill their obligations to the promoter.”

“We're in a good position with the Red Bull juniors. When I look around at what other schemes there are, Red Bull has invested a huge amount in youth and should be commended for giving these guys the opportunity that might otherwise have gone missing.”

“The drivers are the stars; the drivers are the heroes.”

“The most encouraging thing is that with the management changes there have been at Renault, they are very open to accepting that there are issues and they need to improve.”

“I was always fascinated by speed... My father was always an enthusiast and once I found a passion in racing, I had something in common with him, so from my childhood onwards we spent a lot of time going to karting tracks and racing in the various categories.”