Johnny Herbert believes Max Verstappen did not gain the most in Singapore in terms of the title battle, but he can’t rule the defending champion out. "You can’t rule him out. He seems to be very comfortable with the car once again."
- Johnny HerbertVerstappen finished ahead of the two
McLaren drivers in Singapore in second place, as the Woking-based team secured the constructors' championship for the second year in a row.
The Dutchman cut the gap by six points to
Oscar Piastri in the drivers' standings last Sunday.
According to former
F1 driver and steward Johnny Herbert, it was not the Red Bull driver but third-placed Norris gained the most last weekend.
"He's the one who's got closer to Oscar," the Brit told a betting site.
Despite Red Bull historically struggling at the Marina Bay Street Circuit, Herbert saw the team achieve an encouraging result. "They did show that once again they had the pace.
“Max again just showed that he's not out of it at the moment. And because this battle's going on with Oscar and Lando, there's a potential for points to be taken away from them, which happened in Singapore because Max took points off the two McLaren drivers.
“Lando came out of it the best because he’s only 22 points behind. It was a tough race for Max, but he got the job done in difficult situations.”
Positions | Drivers | Points |
1st | Oscar Piastri | 336 |
2nd | Lando Norris | 314 |
3rd | Max Verstappen | 273 |
Herbert can't rule the four-time champion out
Herbert continued: "Realistically he's probably not really got the chance if the other two just keep on racing as they have been."
Max Verstappen on the Singapore podium - Photo: Red Bull Content Pool
"And that luck is if the other two take the points away from each other and then give them to Max. That’s his biggest chance of doing it.
“But you can’t rule him out. He seems to be very comfortable with the car once again.
"The balance of the car definitely is shifting in a positive way for him. The harmony that he seems to have with the car at the moment is just what he's needed it to be,” he concluded.
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