After a POOR Singapore GP, Verstappen DEFENDS himself against criticism

The two-time Formula 1 champion came out to give explanations after finishing on the podium for the first time in competition at the Marina Bay circuit.

Last Sunday the Singapore Grand Prix in Formula 1 and the circuit Marina Bay caused problems again Max Verstappen. The two-time champion He had 10 consecutive victories, a historic record, and 14 podiumsbut finished in fifth place and Sergio Perezhis teammate at Red Bull Racingcame eighth, so The Dutchman came out to give explanations.

“I knew this day was coming, so for me, it’s all good. Everything has to be perfect, but it’s not easy. There are always a lot of details that we have to work on and obviously this weekend was not like that ,” Mad Max declared. “We did not expect this, but they have been asking almost since Jeddah (NdeR: second date), and to have already 15 races is beyond our imagination,” he added later.

Christian Hornerdirector of the energy drink team, also gave statements to the press. “Everyone wants to blame the technical board, but we can’t blame them because not a single component was touched. The characteristics of the tracks are different and the truth is that we didn’t optimize the cars in the right set-up.” Our streak will end at some point.”he said.

Hamilton’s incredible technical feat at the Singapore GP

Beyond the success of Carlos Sainzhe Singapore Grand Prix 2023 left a gem: an incredible technical feat from Lewis Hamilton, who came third. The British pilot, during the chase Lando Norris driving more than 200 km/h, He lifted the visor of his helmet to scratch his nose.. The order, shared by the official accounts of the Mercedes team, It didn’t go unnoticed by motorsport fans and quickly went viral.. Be careful, you have to pay attention to feel the gesture.