Hadjar sees Singapore potential for Red Bull but says kerb limits remain

Ahead of the Singapore Grand Prix, Isack Hadjar sees no reason Red Bull cannot perform well. His optimism comes with a caveat: he says he sometimes feels the car’s limits when driving over kerbs. He also said a bumpy circuit can unsettle the car, even without a kerb strike.

Hadjar points to Baku and Sepang as the basis for that belief. He described the circuits as very different, yet said Red Bull had performed well at both. He said the answer would come the following day and that he hoped for the best.

He also pointed to Max Verstappen’s passage through Madrid’s large first-sector chicane. Although Hadjar was not driving there, he thought Verstappen looked strong; he added that Red Bull still wanted to improve in that area.

Verstappen added a caveat of his own. He said this year’s car was probably more competitive in low-speed corners, but Red Bull still struggled over bumps and kerbs. He described Singapore as another extreme compared with Baku and Malaysia, and noted that some other cars were very good in low-speed corners, especially on street circuits. Red Bull would try to be competitive and perhaps be in the hunt for a podium, he said.