Horner surprised at Ferrari and Mercedes: ‘Where did they go?’

Christian Horner has been left baffled as to why Mercedes and Ferrari have under-delivered on their car performance in 2023.

The Red Bull team has won each of the opening five Grands Prix so far with four one-two finishes and four pole positions, with the team holding at 122-point lead at the top of the Constructors Championship.

By comparison, last year that gap was just six points with Ferrari leading the championship after the 2022 Miami Grand Prix.

“We’ve never ever had a start like this and we’re kind of wondering, where are the others?” he said to Sky Sports.

“Because we’ve made a normal step over the winter and I think it’s more about where did Ferrari and Mercedes go?”