Christian Horner has warned rivals that Red Bull's Singapore GP defeat was 'pretty much circuit-specific', and expects better in Japan.
Christian Horner’s warning to Red Bull’s rivals after ‘circuit-specific’ defeatChristian Horner has warned rivals that Red Bull’s Singapore GP defeat was “pretty much circuit-specific”, and Max Verstappen’s emphatic P1 in Friday’s first practice in Japan backed up his claims.
But if there was any doubt about Red Bull losing the plot, Verstappen answered that in the opening practice hour in Japan with an indomitable P1 as he led from start to finish. “Obviously, the analysis is still ongoing with that but hopefully this circuit is a little more conventional that’s focused more on the strengths of the car rather than the weaknesses.
“But I think, unfortunately, when you get into a situation like that the Safety Car came out at just the wrong time for us, and the VSC almost even worse, so I think without that, actually we’d have been in that group fighting for a podium at the end of the race, but it wasn’t to be.Like rival team bosses before him, Horner accepted there’s no “silver bullet” in F1 that makes for a perfect car in all situations.
But while the Singapore loss was Red Bull’s first of the season, Horner admits Red Bull’s winning streak wasn’t always easy to maintain. Especially at F1’s street circuits.
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