Red Bull wants to jump Ferrari ahead of summer break
Red Bull has set its sights on grabbing second place in the constructors' championship from Ferrari at this weekend's German Grand Prix.
The Milton Keynes-based outfit has closed to within one point of its Italian rival after its podium finish in Hungary on Sunday, and team boss Christian Horner is clear that he wants to leapfrog the Italian outfit at Hockenheim.
"I think our target is to try to go into the summer break ahead of Ferrari," he said.
"That will be tough at Hockenheim, as it is a track that probably won't be our strongest. But we are looking forward to it."
Massive result
Red Bull had come into the campaign not expecting to challenge the front-runners after a disappointing 2015 season.
But big progress from Renault, allied to good performance from its chassis, has helped deliver a strong first half to the season.
When asked by Motorsport.com about the prospect of finishing the year as best of the rest behind Mercedes, Horner said: "It is massive. We thought we would be, pre-season, lucky to be in the top five.
"So to be fighting Ferrari, one point behind at the halfway point of the season, having won a race is good.
"That was what our sixth podium finish this season, and to have both cars in their respective battles with Ferrari finish ahead was a great performance.
"It was a great first half of the year for us, and we were always confident that our second half of the year would be stronger than our first half."
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