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Horner: "No guarantee" Verstappen would have finished without pit-stop

Red Bull team principal Christian Horner said there was no guarantee that Max Verstappen would have finished the British Grand Prix had he not pitted late in the race. Cruising in third position for the majority of the race, things suddenly came to life in the closing laps when a puncture on the Mercedes of Valttari Bottas promoted Verstappen into second. Article continues under video On the penultimate lap, Red Bull pitted the Dutchman for fresh rubber so as to gain the point for the fastest lap, but one lap later, Lewis Hamilton also suffered a blow-out and was forced to limp the car home. Hamilton had already built up over a 30-second advantage and despite Max closing quickly, the...
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