Red Bull Boss Responds to Hamilton's Comments

Lewis Hamilton did not upset anyone at Red Bull Racing with his comments this week. Actually, his outspoken opinion of the title-winning squad – according to which Red Bull is only an energy drinks company who will never compare itself to the historic McLaren or Ferrari teams – was met with laughter by the Milton Keynes team principal Christian Horner.

“Red Bull are not a manufacturer, they are a drinks company. It's a drinks company versus McLaren/Ferrari history,” had said Hamilton earlier this week, when asked by the media if he would fancy a move to the recent world champions.

Asked to comment on that, Horner returned the favor by saying his team should be given extra credit for fighting and beating historic teams such as the ones mentioned by Hamilton in Formula 1. Additionally, he pointed out that Red Bull's was not a one-year type of success, but a continuation of its success in 2009.

“I don't know in what context he said that,” said Horner, according to Autosport, “but for just a drinks company we've beaten an engineering company with the resources that McLaren has had for the last couple of years. So, I am not sure what context he said it. We are much more than just a drinks company.”

“Ultimately it is down to what you do on the track. We have won 15 grands prix in the last two years, and two world championships, a constructors' and a drivers', and that has been the strongest performance in the pitlane. We are looking to build on that this year.”

“Red Bull Racing is part of Red Bull and Red Bull obviously has a world presence as an energy drink. We are very important to the business and the success that Red Bull has achieved is pretty unique in a very, very short space of time,” he concluded.