Motor racing-Room for improvement for Red Bull? Rivals hope not


Formula One F1 - Mexico City Grand Prix - Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, Mexico City, Mexico - October 28, 2023 Red Bull team principal Christian Horner before qualifying REUTERS/Andres Stapff/ File photo

LONDON (Reuters) - Red Bull principal Christian Horner joked after Formula One's season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix that, with his team winning 21 of 22 races in 2023, there was room for improvement next year.

If the quip raised only a hollow laugh after the most dominant season ever, with triple world champion Max Verstappen setting a string of records including 10 wins in a row and 19 in total, it was because it contained an underlying truth.

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