Red Bull chief vows to keep pedal to metal

Christian Horner has vowed Red Bull will treat the remaining races of the Formula One season “like three FA Cup finals” as the team bid to end yet another double title-winning year on a high note.

The Red Bull team principal saw Sebastian Vettel become the sport’s youngest ever four-time champion with his 10th win of the season at the Indian Grand Prix on Sunday, a result which also secured the Milton Keynes-based outfit their fourth successive manufacturers’ crown.

With sweeping regulation changes coming in from 2014 and both titles already in the bag, Red Bull could be forgiven for taking their foot off the gas over the closing races in Abu Dhabi, the United States and Brazil.