Max Verstappen claims Red Bull Singapore mistakes "not rocket science"

Max Verstappen at the Singapore Grand Prix — Photo: © LAT Images

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Verstappen claims Red Bull Singapore mistakes "not rocket science"

It was a weekend to forget for Verstappen in Singapore

Sam Hall

Thursday 6 October 2022 08:59

Max Verstappen has warned Red Bull against a knee-jerk reaction to a difficult weekend in Singapore as he prepares for a second shot at the F1 title in Japan.

The Dutchman had an outside chance of achieving back-to-back titles in Singapore but missed this opportunity as it turned into a weekend to forget at the Marina Bay Street Circuit.

Problems in Friday's practice sessions saw Verstappen get off to a bad start, with his situation worsening in qualifying when his car was under-fuelled, forcing him to abort his final lap two corners from home when on course for pole position.

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From eighth on the grid, and despite climbing to fourth at one stage, a driver error in attempting to pass McLaren's Lando Norris forced him into making an extra pit stop and having to settle for seventh at the chequered flag.

Asked if post-race talks with Red Bull had resulted in a positive outcome, Verstappen said: "It's not rocket science - just pay attention to the fuel level. So, there is not much to really change.

"When you fuel the car for five laps, you're going to do five laps. You're not going to do six laps. You can talk about it for hours but it's not going to suddenly change anything.

"But it's not only that, we had a very poor Friday in terms of the number of laps and also there, I think a few things went wrong because then we made changes to the car that we couldn't really test because it was wet and we carried that into the race."