Red Bull boss Christian Horner takes a dig at Mercedes and Ferrari: "Where did Ferrari and Mercedes go?"

Red Bull boss Christian Horner took a dig at Mercedes and Ferrari after the race in Miami as he questioned what went wrong for the two teams.

The Austrian outfit has been very dominant this season, winning every race. Not only that, the team has secured a '1-2' finish in all but one race this season (Australia).

When questioned after the race by the Sky F1 crew on how he felt after the race, the Red Bull boss admitted that his team took what should be considered a normal step during the winter but both Ferrari and Mercedes have somewhat faltered.

Looking back at how the season has gone while acknowledging the stream of upgrades that could be on their way in Imola, Horner said:

"Five races, five wins plus the Sprint, four 1-2 finishes – we’ve never ever had a start like this and we’re kind of wondering: ‘Where are the others?' We’ve made a normal step, or what we thought, over the winter, and I think it’s more where did Ferrari and Mercedes go?"

"So I’m sure they are working hard on big upgrades for Europe and, with the penalty we have to develop the car later in the year, it’s important for us to get as much fresh air as we can between ourselves in the opposition at this stage.”

He continued:

“I think you’ll see from the next race, there’s big upgrades coming and we’re just having to be super selective in terms of what we test and how we develop the car."

"Thankfully, the car has got off to a great start and, therefore, we’re not having to solve big issues and big problems so we’re able to focus on those incremental gains but I do expect it still to converge later in the year.”

There's always something we can improve: Red Bull boss

The Red Bull boss feels that with the nascency of the new generation of cars, there's always something that can be improved. He said:

“Every area – there’s always something that we can improve on and I think that you learn a lot at every Grand Prix and out of every situation. The teams operating at such a high level and it’s not just what you see here, it is what’s going on behind the scenes. This is all from back in the factory, the way that the whole team is operating is phenomenal.”

Red Bull is enjoying a monumental lead at the top of the standings and it's hard to see any team catching up with them in the next few races.