Given the considerable cushions Red Bull and Sebastian Vettel hold over their rivals in the Constructors' and Drivers' Championships, it would be easy for team and driver to play the percentage game.
Although McLaren and Ferrari have made strides in playing catch up, it seems inconceivable the Milton Keynes-based marque and the 24-year-old German will not retain their titles this year.
Mistakes will have to be made if Red Bull and Vettel are to be denied, yet from Horner's perspective, there will be no let up.
"If you look at Sebastian's 11 races this season he's had six wins, four seconds and a fourth," said Horner.
"That isn't a bad run of results, so the target for the team is to continue that kind of scoring.
"We've seen Ferrari and McLaren are competitive, and not just in recent races, but this year has been deceptive in many respects.
"It's just that we've been able to maximise our opportunities, and the intention is for us to continue like that in the remaining eight races.
"These next two events (Belgium and Italy) have historically been our weakest venues in terms of our package given the horsepower emphasis that is placed upon them.
"But we're looking forward to the final eight races, and we intend to attack them, just as we have the previous 11 so far."
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