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Horner: Free Safety Car pit stops denied Verstappen win chance
According to Red Bull Team Principal Christian Horner, Max Verstappen would have been a contender in the Singapore Grand Prix if his rivals didn’t have a free pit stop. Verstappen and his teammate Sergio Perez started the race outside the top 10 with the Hard compound tires, hoping for a late Safety Car to capitalize on. However, the Safety Car came out earlier than expected, allowing the Medium runners to pit without losing much time. Verstappen and Perez struggled for pace after the restart but made significant progress towards the end of the race after switching to the Medium compound. Horner believes that Verstappen would have been in contention with the front-runners if they didn’t have the opportunity for a free pit stop during the Safety Car period. Verstappen finished in fifth place, his first top-five finish since the 2019 British GP.
Source: RacingNews 365
