Christian Horner’s six-year-old son got behind the wheel of a £7,000 pedal car at the Goodwood Revival motorsport event on Saturday afternoon.
Monty Horner was competing in the Settrington Cup – a 246-yard (224 metres) race which is open to kids aged between four and 10 years old.
But despite the racing pedigree in the Horner family, Monty wasn’t successful in making it onto the podium, even though dad Christian was on hand to offer some pre-race tips.
The Red Bull Racing principal was donning a vintage-style racing suit and flat cap at the event in Chichester.
Christian was joined by wife Geri, who was also dressed up for the occasion, with the former Spice Girl sporting a vintage look. repetition of ‘also’
The Goodwood Revival is a three-day festival held annually and showcases motorsport vehicles, fashion and music from the 1940s, 50s and 60s.
What’s more, the gathering also claims to be ‘the only historic motor race meeting staged entirely in period theme’.
Horner was afforded the chance to play dress-up with his family at Goodwood because of a week break in the Formula One schedule.
But the Brit will soon be back to action, given Red Bull find themselves in a bit of a slump heading into the final part of the season.
Starman and Drivers’ Championship leader Max Verstappen is in the midst of a six-race winless streak, with talk of a potential title challenge emerging.
Just 62 points separate Verstappen in first and McLaren’s Lando Norris in second after the Brit registered his fourth podium finish in five races last time out.
With one-third of the season to race, there are still plenty of points on offer to both teams – something Horner is all too aware of.
Speaking after the Italian Grand Prix, the 50-year-old said: “We have to turn the situation around very quickly.
“I think this circuit has exposed deficiencies that we have in the car versus last year, and I think that we have a very clear issue which has been highlighted this weekend and we know we have to get on top of and address [that], otherwise we put ourselves under massive pressure…
“The most important thing is understanding the issue, and I think there are certain fixes that potentially can be introduced, perhaps not to resolve the whole issue but address some of it.
“I think we have a two-week period before Baku and Singapore and then we have another mini-break where we can work in between Singapore and Austin, so this time now is crucial.”
Racing gets underway in Baku for next week’s Azerbaijan Grand Prix on Friday, with the main race scheduled for midday on Sunday.
