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Max Verstappen finished third in both practice sessions on the opening day of the Singapore GP.
Red Bull is being urged by Helmut Marko to find the necessary improvements to challenge McLaren in the upcoming Singapore Grand Prix.
Despite Red Bull’s historical struggles at the Marina Bay Circuit, Max Verstappen showed promising speed during the first day of practice with a new front wing.
Verstappen finished both practice sessions in third place, trailing Oscar Piastri by just over a tenth of a second.
Helmut Marko expressed optimism, calling it the team’s best Friday in Singapore in years and emphasizing the importance of maximizing performance down to the last hundredths.
While McLaren’s Lando Norris faced challenges in FP2 due to contact with Charles Leclerc, Marko believes Verstappen has a genuine chance against the McLaren drivers in qualifying.
