2023 F1 Singapore GP Saturday analysis by Peter Windsor

The answers to questions posed during Friday practice in Singapore were clear and decisive on Saturday: Ferrari could indeed sustain the momentum - and Carlos Sainz duly recorded his second pole in a row, squeezing out Mercedes' George Russell and the other Ferrari driver, Charles Leclerc. Red Bull, by contrast, made little progress, with neither Max Verstappen nor Sergio Perez making it through to Q3. In this video Peter Windsor focuses on the superb Ferrari performance and the issues at Red Bull. The Adrian Newey RB19s strangely lacked balance and grip (despite ride height changes made overnight); and, in addition, Max Verstappen on Saturday complained of issues with the seamless upshifts and downshifts, all of which affect traction and braking. Peter also asks whether the latest FIA "flexi-wing" directive, enforced for this race, has hurt the Red Bull more than it has any other car. Aston Martin have recently lost some pace due to wing changes but could the latest directive have had a much greater effect on the Red Bull RB19?
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