Max Verstappen controlled procedures at the front of the field from shaft position to win the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, arranging the change from wet to dry circumstances a long time before eventually going too far 16 seconds clear of partner Sergio Perez.
Perez partook in a nearby fight with Ferrari's Charles Leclerc through a large part of the race, yet saw out the end stages with practically no strain after Leclerc veered off at the Variante Alta with 11 laps remaining.
The outcome stamped Red Bull's initial 1-2 completion since Malaysia 2016, and implied it left Imola dropping only a solitary point across the whole run race end of the week.
"It was only the bounce back that we wanted after the failure of Australia two or three weeks prior," Horner said after the race.
"It was a wonderful group execution since we took somewhat of a gamble coming into the end of the week with two or three little parts we presented the vehicle, which is consistently precarious when you just got one meeting.
"However, we went after the end of the week from the word go, and the two drivers have been mind blowing. Both Max and Checo have driven splendidly this end of the week and that 1-2 completion, all credit to the group.
"Getting ourselves after the mistake of Australia, to return with an outcome like that here in Imola was one of our best-at any point results."
The outcome denoted a significant reaction from Red Bull after its saw Verstappen resign from second spot in Australia fourteen days prior, having neglected to set up a very remarkable battle to title rival Leclerc early.
In any case, Imola saw Red Bull partake in the action over Ferrari by and large, permitting the group to chop the hole down to 11 focuses at the highest point of the constructors' title. Verstappen additionally decreased Leclerc's drivers' title lead down to 27 places.
"It's a long, long season, and I think we'll remove a great deal of certainty from this end of the week," Horner said.
"The title, clearly it was significant as far as we were concerned to take a few focuses off Ferrari, which we've done in both title tables. We'll remove that from this end of the week, and afterward attempt and expand on it in Miami, an all-new circuit in a long's time."
Leclerc's twist came as he chased down Perez in the last stretch to attempt to recuperate runner up in the wake of slipping back from the first line toward the beginning of the race.
Horner said the chicane was a piece of the track where Leclerc was "reliably speedier than Checo", yet that the Ferrari driver "got somewhat too voracious on the delicate tire".
"Missteps can occur, and he was really fortunate to complete the race and clearly still get 6th spot," Horner said.
"It was a reward for us that, clearly we had the option to take a couple of additional focuses off than with him not completing on the platform."
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