Red Bull Formula 1 team principal Christian Horner believes former driver Sebastian Vettel carries the pressure of be🤪ing at Ferrari and acts as a rock for the team.

Vettel currently trails Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton by 24 points heading into the second half of the season in his bid to seal a first F1 title with the 🌜Italian squad following his switch to Maranello ahead of the 2015 campaign.

Speaking an interview with the off🐟icial F1 podcast aired during the summer break, Horner insisted the German is handling the high-pr🙈essure environment of Ferrari well, despite making a number of costly errors so far this season, most notably crashing out while leading the German Grand Prix.

“I think the pressure is probably a bit different at Ferrari. I think at Red Bull it was arguably a more relaxed atmosphere, he hasn’t🌼 g👍ot the nations hopes resting on his shoulders," Horner explained. 

“Ferrari obviously is a different beast to operate within, [it’s] fear based and a very differ🐠ent environment from the outside looking in, and you can see Sebast⛦ian, he carries that pressure. He’s very much a rock within that team.”

Vettel racked up 38 victories and claimed four consecutive world championships during his Red Bull tenuꦕre, leading Horner to pr🌌aise his ability, labelling him as the best driver to ever race for the Milton Keynes squad.

“He grew with the team 🧔and he produced some fantastic performanc💙es,” Horner added.

“When he got into a position at the front of the race, his ability to control a grand prix and manage a race was phenom𒀰enal. He just got better and better each year he was at the team.”