Horner explains Verstappen pitstop ahead of Baku F1 safety car

Early leader Verstappen was brought into the pits on lap 10 of the Azerbaijan Grand Prix after starting to struggle with his rear tyres and being put under pressure by team-mate Sergio Perez.

Moments before the decision AlphaTauri’s Nyck de Vries had stopped on track after clipping the wall in Turn 5 and as the safety car was brought out, the move backfired on Red Bull.

With Verstappen having dropped to third, Perez and Ferrari man Charles Leclerc managed to make cheap…