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Red Bull vow fightback to regain top spot in S'pore
The Straits Times
|September 19, 2024
Max Verstappen declared "the fight is not over" ahead of the Sept 20-22 Singapore Airlines Singapore Grand Prix, after Red Bull were knocked off the top of the Formula One constructors' standings for the first time in 2½ years.
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McLaren leapt into a 20-point lead after Oscar Piastri's victory at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix and Lando Norris, who carved his way to fourth place, is hunting down the Dutchman at the top of the drivers' standings.
Three-time world champion Verstappen's lead has been reduced to 59 points with seven grands prix and three sprints to go, leaving a maximum of 206 points up for grabs.
He won seven of the first 10 races this season, but has not triumphed in the last seven as McLaren, Ferrari and Mercedes have all taken race wins.
Red Bull adviser Helmut Marko said after Baku, where Verstappen finished fifth, that they have no chance of retaining the constructors' title, but the Dutchman has not conceded defeat yet.
Declaring that the "fight is not over," he said: "Marina Bay is a cool circuit but we do expect this to be a bit more of a challenge.
This story is from the September 19, 2024 edition of The Straits Times.
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