Christian Horner always expects Red Bull to fight at the front of F1's field, but he was surprised to see his team's RB18 perform as well from the outset this season. Reigning world champion Max Verstappen was outpaced by Ferrari rival Charles Leclerc in the opening round in Bahrain, where a double DNF in the closing stages of the race added to Red Bull Racing's pain. But the Dutchman narrowly beat Leclerc in the following race in Saudi Arabia before another reliability issue put paid to his efforts in Melbourne where Leclerc enjoyed a lights-to-flag win. However, Red Bull returned the favor at Imola with a dominant 1-2 that was followed by another commanding win by Verstappen in the...
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