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“Again, engine penalties can play a role and will play a role in future races and weather can be a key factor as well. “It seems a shame to change it for next year really, but there’s going to be probably some random effects coming up. “I also think that’s been one of the great things of the season, there’s been the variance of winners that we’ve had,” he said. With the likes of McLaren and Alpine winning races this year and Ferrari threatening on a number of occasions, Horner also believes other teams can influence the outcome of the title. We’ve maximized points at tracks that Mercedes have been incredibly strong at the last three venues, so that’s been a positive.” You do as much research as you can into the venues and go from there.
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“We’ll do our simulations (for the last three), we’ll do our homework and we’ll do the best job that we can. It’s going to be fascinating but you know we’re gonna have to be at the very top of our game. “So I’m really not sure what to expect from the last three. “We know the next race in Austin has been a Hamilton stronghold for quite a few years now but then Mexico, Brazil hopefully higher altitude races tended to be quite strong for us in the past,” Horner said. While Max Verstappen holds a six-point championship lead, Horner believes Red Bull will need to look beyond Austin to take further significant points off Hamilton. Hamilton has won five of the eight races at Circuit of the Americas since 2012, only once failing to finish on the podium in Texas, and secured his sixth drivers’ championship with second place on his last visit. Red Bull team principal Christian Horner says the United States Grand Prix in Austin has become a “stronghold” for Lewis Hamilton as the title race enters its final six rounds.