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Originally Posted by lens
I like looking at data 
I wanted to find out why RB was so slow in qualifying too, then I looked deep into it and found out Mercedes had the same exact issue and they didn't know why. Only for next race, they gapped the entire field by like 30+ seconds.
I also watched mostly the laptimes in the race and Max was basically lapping the same as the top 4 on hards, until everyone else got new hards, then he went on MEDs and was lapping as fast as the mercedes, if not a tenth quicker. |
See also the
earlier post featuring Andrew Shovlin (Mercedes) emphasizing peculiarities of the Singapore track and race.
Red Bull knew in advance that of all race tracks, Singapore suits their RB19 the least of all. I
predicted maximum P6 or P7 for Verstappen. Considering Ocon and Russell DNF, he finished P5. As the race progressed, more rubber on track = improved grip (after FP1 and FP2 most rubber was washed away by tropical rain - FP3 and qualies were tricky as regards grip).
Next week down at Suzuka it will be back to the order of the day for them.