Christian Horner claims the anti-flexi technical directive had ‘zero’ role in Red Bull’s horrendous Singapore GP outing
Christian Horner would prefer to forget about the Singapore weekend as soon as possible.
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Max verstappen, Sergio Perez and Christian Horner (Via IMAGO)
The Red Bull F1 team was the outfit to beat at the pinnacle of motor racing until the Singapore weekend. Max Verstappen was on an incredibly dominant run for the team. Still, with their bitter defeat at the last evening’s race, its Team Principal, Christian Horner, has made it clear that the new anti-flexi wing technical directive had no role to play in Red Bull’s disastrous outing.
The Milton-Keynes-based team was riding high on confidence in last week’s event. Still, from the moment the three-day event got underway, they were struggling massively in comparison to the lights of Ferrari, McLaren, and, also, the Lewis Hamilton-led Mercedes Formula 1 team.
While the team could only come away with a highly disappointing P4 and P8 finish during their scrappy Singapore GP weekend, Christian Horner was asked whether the new TD had a role to play in Red Bull’s poor outing. While shedding light on the same, he told Autosport, “No, Zero.“
? The flexi-wing and floor technical directives had "zero" role in Red Bull's Singapore disaster
— RBR Daily (@RBR_Daily) September 18, 2023
When asked to clarify if Red Bull had to change any of it's components because of the TD, Horner replied: "No, Zero."
"I know all of you would love to blame the TD, but… pic.twitter.com/pP15G98SxO
“I know all of you would love to blame the TD, but unfortunately we can’t even blame that, because it’s not changed a single component on our car.” Horner has made it quite clear that the technical directive introduced ahead of the Singapore GP weekend had no role to play in the Austrian team’s timid outing.
Christian Horner and Co. will have several eyes glued on them in Japan
While Christian Horner has grudgingly accepted that Red Bulls RB19s were just not good enough at the Singapore Grand Prix, their surprisingly bad outing has got the whole Formula 1 paddock talking, and the same is the case when it comes to the die-hard fans of the sport all over the world.
The Japanese Grand Prix weekend is slated to kick off this coming Friday, and considering the woeful outing Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez had in their respective cars in Singapore, several eyes will be glued on their exploits during the upcoming event at the free-flowing Suzuka International Racing Course.
?️ "We were just unfortunate with the timing of the Safety Car. I really think that we would have been in a good place to fight up front."
— Oracle Red Bull Racing (@redbullracing) September 17, 2023
Reaction from Max, Checo and Christian after Sunday's #SingaporeGP ??
However, despite all the negativity that currently surrounds the team, one thing that would give them confidence heading to Japan is that last year, the Red Bull drivers were able to manage a dominant 1-2 finish for the team. Ferrari had the upper hand in Singapore and it would be fascinating to see whether Red Bull would be able to return to normal service in Japan or not.
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