{"id":187772,"date":"2025-10-03T15:51:22","date_gmt":"2025-10-03T15:51:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/187772\/"},"modified":"2025-10-03T15:51:22","modified_gmt":"2025-10-03T15:51:22","slug":"red-bull-f1-car-no-longer-jumping-like-a-kangaroo-at-singapore-gp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/187772\/","title":{"rendered":"Red Bull F1 car no longer “jumping like a kangaroo” at Singapore GP"},"content":{"rendered":"

Red Bull<\/a> Formula 1 advisor Helmut Marko has hailed the team\u2019s \u2018best Friday in years\u2019 at a Singapore Grand Prix where it has historically enjoyed very little success.<\/p>\n

Red Bull has not taken a single pole position at the Marina Bay Street Circuit since the beginning of the turbo hybrid era in 2014, with Sergio Perez<\/a> providing the squad\u2019s sole victory in the city-state back in 2022.<\/p>\n

Max Verstappen<\/a> took third in both practice sessions on Friday, 0.276s and 0.143s off the top of the times respectively, with McLaren<\/a>, Racing Bulls<\/a>, Red Bull and Aston Martin within two tenths of one another in the second session.<\/p>\n

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\u201cIt was the best Friday since I don’t know how many years here,\u201d Marko said, when asked about Red Bull\u2019s day by Autosport. \u201cSo, we definitely made a step forward. I think in qualifying it will be within hundreds of seconds.<\/p>\n

\u201cLong run, nobody could do, because of the [two] red flags. But basically, Max is happy with the car. There are still some little things to adjust, and in the end it will be very, very tight.\u201d<\/p>\n

Verstappen had previously complained about the car\u2019s behaviour on bumps and kerbs, likening it to a kangaroo over team radio during practice for the 2024 Monaco GP, but the early signs are promising after the team brought a new front wing<\/a> to the Singapore track.<\/p>\n

\"Dr <\/p>\n

Dr Helmut Marko, Team Consultant, Red Bull Racing<\/p>\n

Photo by: Kym Illman \/ Getty Images<\/p>\n

\u201cThe car is better,\u201d Marko announced. \u201cIn the past he was always complaining, \u2018jumping like a kangaroo\u2019, and now it’s much better over the kerbs, and also understeer is less. So, little tweaks, and let’s hope that they are working.\u201d<\/p>\n

However, the Austrian insisted it was too early to predict the remainder of the weekend \u2013 despite Red Bull looking \u201ccompetitive\u201d on soft tyres \u2013 due to the red flags preventing long runs.<\/p>\n

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He did assess that Aston Martin\u2019s pace seemed genuine, after Alonso topped first practice<\/a>\u00a0and took fourth position in FP2: \u201cI have to say Alonso was in all sessions fast, and they also did a very good performance in Budapest, which is similar. So I think we have to consider them.\u201d<\/p>\n

As far as Racing Bulls is concerned, with Isack Hadjar<\/a> setting the second-fastest time in the second session, Marko reckoned the sister team wouldn\u2019t contend for the win but \u201ccould be quite high up\u201d.<\/p>\n

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