Windsor on Red Bull: 'Worst Friday of the year, still quality'

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22:55, 15 Sep 2023

Kada Sárközi joined GPblog as an editor ahead of the 2023 Formula 1 season. He graduated with a BA in Sports Journalism in the UK and has covered Grands Prix and other F1 events live.

The first day in the Singapore Grand Prix weekend was not quite Red Bull Racing's yet. Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez finished in P7 and P8 during FP2. Formula 1 analyst Peter Windsor sees Red Bull's class, despite the fact that all was not so well on Friday.

"I thought the other interesting thing is that despite the car not being very good, Red Bull still stuck to their discipline," Windsor said in his YouTube video on his channel. "And that shows the quality of the team," the 71-year-old Englishman continues.

Windsor sees 'typical Red Bull'

"Even though this was probably the worst Friday they've had all year, they still went for it with the fuel runs," Windsor reveals. "And that's really impressive, I think, to see. That's typical Red Bull, how good they are," he concludes.

Verstappen himself was shocked by the gap what was between him and the number one on the timesheet of the second practice session. Carlos Sainz finished first there and Ferrari teammate Charles Leclerc was second.

Pos.	Driver	Team	Points
1	Kimi Antonelli Kimi Antonelli	MercedesMER	156
2	Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton	FerrariFER	115
3	George Russell George Russell	MercedesMER	106
4	Charles Leclerc Charles Leclerc	FerrariFER	75
5	Lando Norris Lando Norris	McLarenMCL	73
6	Oscar Piastri Oscar Piastri	McLarenMCL	70
7	Max Verstappen Max Verstappen	Red Bull RacingRBR	55
8	Isack Hadjar Isack Hadjar	Red Bull RacingRBR	37
9	Pierre Gasly Pierre Gasly	AlpineALP	32
10	Liam Lawson Liam Lawson	Racing BullsRCB	28
11	Franco Colapinto Franco Colapinto	AlpineALP	19
12	Oliver Bearman Oliver Bearman	HaasHAA	18
13	Arvid Lindblad Arvid Lindblad	Racing BullsRCB	14
14	Carlos Sainz Carlos Sainz	WilliamsWIL	6
15	Alexander Albon Alexander Albon	WilliamsWIL	5
16	Esteban Ocon Esteban Ocon	HaasHAA	3
17	Gabriel Bortoleto Gabriel Bortoleto	AudiAUD	2
18	Fernando Alonso Fernando Alonso	Aston MartinAST	1
19	Nico Hulkenberg Nico Hulkenberg	AudiAUD	0
20	Valtteri Bottas Valtteri Bottas	CadillacCAD	0
21	Sergio Perez Sergio Perez	CadillacCAD	0
22	Lance Stroll Lance Stroll	Aston MartinAST	0

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