Sainz flies…what will happen to Verstappen?

Red Bull and Max Verstappen They were not comfortable in Singapore on Friday. It was a poor weekend for the Dutchman, who was unable to find the ideal balance for his car on a track he had never won before, forcing constant corrections with laps that were far from his best.Everyone thought maybe this week Verstappen He will be fighting for pole this Saturday and fighting for victory on Sunday, although it may be more realistic now that he had problems with the car. Red Bull RB19 This Saturday is also early. However, in free practice 3, max verstappen and red bull They suffered again, even more so Carlos Sainz Ferrari continues to be packed and appears to be performing well. marina bay. Carlos had already led the first day and had a great start to the day. He took the lead in free practice 2 with a 69,000th difference over second place. george russell He had a 0.238 lead over Norris, a 0.312 lead over Verstappen and a 0.316 lead over teammate Leclerc.

Sainz is aiming for pole position for the second year in a row. It’s “burning” In a state of grace, as a leader ferrari.He wants to aim for the important pole position Singapore. Eight of the 13 GPs held in Singapore were won by pole sitters. Carlos knows this and will be aiming for first place on the grid, which is Ferrari’s best chance of winning races this season.

maximum alarm

Without red bull As with previous commitments, emotions and uncertainty will be at a maximum. Ferrari with Sainz at the helm, charles leclerc He always shines in Q3 and seems to be the favorite for pole position.But at the same time, it should not be emphasized mercedes And McLaren. And of course you need to make sure that: red bull You can wake up at the decisive moment.Max for now Verstappen He again had balance issues and was seen going too far on some curves. He also complained about the smoothness of gear changes, claiming that the wheels would spin every time he shifted up a gear. However, he also complained about a lack of grip in the final sector.

“I’m struggling with rear grip. Did you see the last sector? My wheels are spinning. I think I can win a drift race.” Max said this, revealing that this race does not have the same strong weapons that he had in the 14 races held so far in 2023, winning 12 of them and making it his last 10 consecutive wins. Ta.

Alonso, 13th, far

The following players were expected to be in the group competing for the top spot. Fernando Alonso and Aston Martin. The green car needed to look good on the Yas Marina circuit. Although he achieved this goal in free practice 2, he was not able to get much of a response in free practice 3. Alonso, who was fourth in FP2, rose to 13th in free practice 3, 0.986 seconds off his best time, while Stroll was 14th with a time of 1.061 seconds.

Perhaps they tried something they would have to throw away in the face of “qualifying” to get back to Friday’s performance. Furthermore, it must be remembered that the track conditions for Free Practice 3 are not very typical, with high track temperatures and low humidity. The classification will be at night.

There, under the moon, Sainz will aim for pole position and Alonso will make the most of his car to achieve a good result. Front group equality is terrible. In FP3, the first six cars were within four tenths of a second. Alonso made the announcement on Friday. “If we lose a few tenths of a second, we could finish fifth or sixth, or even outside Q3. At two tenths of a second, it will be very difficult because there are so many cars.” And Red Bull doesn’t have the edge it has on other days, so anything can happen.