Max Verstappen is confident Red Bull will bounce back in the Japanese Grand Prix next week after seeing his 10-race winning streak come to an end in Singapore with a fifth place finish
- Max Verstappen finished in fifth place at the Singapore Grand Prix on Sunday
- The Dutch driver saw his run of 10 successive race wins finally come to an end
- Verstappen insisted that Red Bull will be able to bounce back in Japan next week
Like it or not, Max Verstappen predicts a return to a full-strength Red Bull in Sunday’s Japanese Grand Prix.
The world champion team were chasing their tails all weekend in Singapore, though his fifth place and Sergio Perez’s eighth were better than they could have hoped for after shocking Friday and Saturday form.
Despite this end to his 10-race winning streak, Verstappen leads the standings by a giant 151 points going to high-speed Suzuka, a different proposition from the high-downforce Marina Bay Circuit.
‘I feel good about Suzuka,’ said Verstappen. ‘We learned from today and what we got wrong yesterday. I cannot go into details.
‘Getting back on top is the target. Yes.
Max Verstappen is confident that he and Red Bull will be able to bounce back in Japan
Verstappen saw his ten-race winning streak come to an end in Singapore as he finished fifth
‘We have a few ideas. This track is so different and it doesn’t relate.’ Carlos Sainz’s victory yesterday derailed Red Bull’s perfect season — they now have 14 wins from 15 — but team principal Christian Horner is hardly complaining.
‘We never expected such a hell of a run,’ he enthused.
‘It is beyond our wildest imaginings.
‘We knew it had to come to an end at some point. Max has won 10 in a row and that is insanity. We are grateful and proud of it all.’
Despite his frustrations in Singapore, Verstappen leads the drivers’ standings by 151 points
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