Granted, cracks were already appearing. Some of it Red Bull's own doing. The Horner scandal of him being investigated over inappropriate behaviour that Horner denied and was eventually cleared of may have now passed, but it was a negative force lingering over the team throughout the early season.

Christian Horner says Red Bull have traced their decline all the way back to the 2023 Spanish Grand Prix last June, despite the dozen-plus races Max Verstappen won after that event.

Red Bull have gone from hunted to hunters in the Formula One constructors' championship and will "throw everything" into regaining the lead from McLaren, team boss Christian Horner said on Sunday.

Christian Horner has acknowledged that Red Bull's current difficulties with car handling have been developing for more than a year. In recent races, the team has been hard at work retracing its steps in car development to pinpoint where things began to go wrong.

According to Red Bull Racing Team Principal Christian Horner, the current problems that his Formula 1 team are experiencing date back to an update that was introduced all the way back in the 2023 season.