Red Bull and Max Verstappen they were uncomfortable in Singapore on Friday. On a track where the Dutchman has never won, the weekend started in chaos, without finding the perfect balance for a car that forced him to make constant corrections on his laps, far from the best. Everyone thought maybe this week Verstappen may be more down-to-earth with his car problems, but he is in contention for pole this Saturday and for victory on Sunday, rather than his Red Bull RB19 Fast again this Saturday. But in Free Practice 3, Max Verstappen and red bull They suffered again, a tone adding to a Carlos Sainz which continues to be full, with a Ferrari that seems to be doing wonders at Marina Bay. Carlos took the lead on the first day and started the day in a big way: he led the Free Practice 2 with 69 thousandths of advantage in 2nd place, George Russell, with a 0.238 margin over Norris and leaving 0.312 to Verstappen and 0.316 to his teammate Leclerc.
Sainz wants his second pole in a row. It is ‘burning’, in a state of grace, as a ruler in Ferrari. He wants to get into that crucial post Singapore. 8 of the 13 GPs held in Singapore have been won by the polesitter. Carlos knows this, and he will go to first place on the grid, which may be Ferrari’s best chance to win a race this season.
Max Alarm
Nothing red bull higher as in previous appointments, emotions and uncertainty are highest. Ferrari, with Sainz at the wheel and a Charles Leclerc which always manages to shine in Q3, seems to be a favorite for the pole. But at the same time, we should not highlight Mercedes and McLaren. And of course, we have to see if red bull able to wake up at the decisive moment. Right now, Max Verstappen He again had balance problems and was seen drifting off some curves. He also complained about the smoothness of the gear changes and said that every time he upshifted his wheels would spin. But he also complained about the lack of grip in the final sector.
“I was suffering from the rear grip. Did you see the last sector? The wheels were spinning. I think I could compete in a drifting race and I would win,” Max said, making it clear that for this race he did not have the powerful weapon he had in the 14 races held so far in 2023, of which he won 12, the last 10 in a row.
Alonso, 13th, away
In that group that will fight for the first positions, it is expected that there will be Fernando Alonso with his Aston Martin. The Yas Marina circuit has to adapt to the green car. He did it in Free Practice 2, but in Free Practice 3 he did not leave any good sensations. From fourth position in FP2, Alonso moved up to 13th in Free Practice 3, 0.986 off the best time, with Stroll 14th at 1.061.
Maybe they tried the things they had to throw in front of ‘worthy’ to get back to Friday’s performance. Furthermore, it should be noted that the track conditions in Free Practice 3 are not very representative due to higher track temperatures and lower humidity. Classification is at night.
There, under the moon, Sainz will look for pole and Alonso will maximize his car to achieve a good result. The parity in the front team is terrible. In FP3, the first 6 were within 4 tenths. Alonso revealed this on Friday: “You can be fifth, sixth or can finish outside Q3 if you lose a couple of tenths. At two tenths, there are a lot of cars, so it will be very difficult.” And in the absence of Red Bull supremacy on other days, anything can happen.
Source: La Verdad
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