Formula One F1 - Australian Grand Prix - Qualifying - Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit, Melbourne, Australia - March 15, 2025 Red Bull team principal Christian Horner before practice REUTERS/Mark Peterson
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Red Bull team boss Christian Horner said on Friday he was primed for a "development race" between Formula One's top teams ahead of the Chinese Grand Prix, singling out McLaren's 2025 challenger as "the car to beat".
The Milton Keynes-based outfit dominated the sport over the first two years after the most recent regulations change in 2022 - which saw a return to ground-effect cars - as other teams struggled to get to grips with generating downforce by passing air underneath their cars instead of through wings on top of them.
