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Horner asserts recent FIA clampdowns not behind Singapore slump
Red Bull Team Principal Christian Horner has stated that the recent technical clampdowns by the FIA were not the cause of the team’s performance drop in Singapore. The team failed to advance into Q3 during qualifying and did not finish on the podium for the first time this year. Despite rumors linking the drop in performance to the FIA’s technical directives, Horner clarified that the team made no changes to its car for the race weekend and attributed the performance issues to engineering and not the FIA interventions. Horner remains cautious about predicting Red Bull’s success at the upcoming race in Japan, stating that the team needs to evaluate if their struggles in Singapore were circuit-specific. He also highlighted the unpredictable nature of this year’s races and acknowledged that Red Bull was the team that found itself slightly out of shape in Singapore.
Source: RacingNews 365
