Christian Horner says Red Bull have traced their decline all the way back to the 2023 Spanish Grand Prix last June, despite the dozen-plus races Max Verstappen won after that event.

Granted, cracks were already appearing. Some of it Red Bull's own doing. The Horner scandal of him being investigated over inappropriate behaviour that Horner denied and was eventually cleared of may have now passed, but it was a negative force lingering over the team throughout the early season.

After a race that ended with Sergio Perez in the wall and Max Verstappen being overtaken by his title rival Lando Norris, there are still signs of optimism at Red Bull.