Max Verstappen made clear that he and Red Bull are “not happy” about finishing second to McLaren’s Lando Norris at the Singapore Grand Prix, but described it as a “good achievement” in the circumstances.
Verstappen and team mate Sergio Perez started the weekend on the back foot as they struggled to tame the RB20 around the Marina Bay Street Circuit, leaving both of them.
While that played out for Perez, who got eliminated in Q2 and went on to finish the race 10th, Verstappen managed to turn the situation around and make it into the pole position shootout – where he placed second to championship rival Norris.
On race day, it soon became clear that Norris and McLaren had the upper hand, with the Briton winning by some 20 seconds and reducing Verstappen’s title advantage from 59 points to 52 ahead of the final six rounds.
Asked to reflect on his lonely night at the wheel, and the pace displayed by Norris, the reigning world champion said: “I think that’s pretty much my race, by myself. I tried to do the best I could, tried to manage my own pace to the end.
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