Red Bull addresses Fernando Alonso's feud with Liam Lawson on the Kiwi's first race weekend as an RB driver

Christian Horner shared his take on the recent Fernando Alonso-Liam Lawson feud from the 2024 United States Grand Prix in Austin, Texas. Fernando and Lawson were involved in on-track skirmishes and verbal exchanges, and now, the Red Bull boss delivered his verdict on the controversy.

Alonso had a tough way of welcoming Lawson back to the F1 world in Texas when the two drivers met in the Sprint. Alonso and Lawson started their race from P14 and P15 on Saturday, and moments after the lights went out, they got down with their on-track battles.

Both drivers tried to outwit and outperform each other. However, neither of them could. As they got extremely close to each other during the race and were inches away from making contact, the Spanish driver became furious and called the Kiwi driver an "idiot."

Days later, Red Bull boss Horner touched upon the incident and stated that Liam Lawson, who returned to RB almost after a year, was going in the right direction. He also praised the RB star following his drive in the US Grand Prix weekend.

"When you’re upsetting Fernando, you know that you’re doing something right,” Horner told Sky Sports F1. “He [Lawson] is a tough, hard racer. I thought he looked like a veteran, to be honest with you. He’s a great racer."

"I think he can be very happy with that drive today. I thought he drove a great Grand Prix: starting 19, finishing in the points, some great overtakes. So he should be pleased with that.”

Lawson finished the race in P16, while Alonso ended up in P18. In the race on Sunday, the Kiwi star had a meaningful outing. He started the race from P19. He came home in P9 and picked up two points for himself and his team.

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Fernando Alonso unwell ahead of his 400th Grand Prix

Fernando Alonso (14) of Spain and Aston Martin Aramco F1 during the F1 Pirelli United States Grand Prix at Austin, Texas- Source: Getty Images

Per the latest update, Fernando Alonso is unwell ahead of the 2024 Mexico City Grand Prix, which is also the Spanish driver's 400th Grand Prix start of his career. However, he started the race weekend with a drawback.

"Fernando Alonso is feeling unwell and will therefore not attend media day at the Mexico City Grand Prix," read a statement from Aston Martin on Thursday. "Fernando Alonso is feeling unwell and will therefore not attend media day at the Mexico City Grand Prix."

Over the course of his career, Alonso raked in 399 Grand Prix appearances till the 2024 United States GP, where he notched 32 race wins, 106 podiums, and two F1 Championships (2005 and 2006).