Verstappen took his first Singapore sprint win Saturday but made it clear he feels "no emotion" about the format he's famously opposed to. What matters is Sunday's grand prix, and Red Bull has a glaring problem: starts. For the second race running, Verstappen hemorrhaged positions off the line—George Russell blew past him before crashing out on lap one, sparing Verstappen the consequence of another poor getaway. "If you have something like that tomorrow, that's your race over," Verstappen warned. Red Bull's been struggling to launch for weeks now. "The car just doesn't go, we don't accelerate off the line," he said, noting that even sister team Racing Bulls sometimes gets away cleaner. The team has "a few limitations" to work through before Sunday qualifying and the main event. In Singapore, where overtaking is nearly impossible, a botched start turns pole into a midfield scramble. Verstappen has the pace. Whether Red Bull can get him through Turn 1 in front is the open question.
Read the full story at Motorsport.com
