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2024 FIA Formula One World Championship
2024 United States Grand Prix
Circuit of the Americas
Austin, Texas
Sunday, 20 October 2024
Red Bull Racing's Max Verstappen will be seeking his first win in nine races at the United States Grand Prix on Sunday, October 20.
The Dutchman has endured a slump since winning the Spanish Grand Prix on June 23 which saw him take a commanding lead in the drivers' standings.
However, Lando Norris has eaten into that lead in the subsequent four months and trails Verstappen by just 52 points with six rounds remaining in the 2024 season.
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Red Bull have also been overtaken by McLaren in the constructors' standings, with the gap between the two rivals now sitting at 41 points.
The 27-year-old driver has only managed three podium finishes (all P2s) in the last eight races as Red Bull took a wrong turn with the RB20 while some of the other teams have made significant strides.
Verstappen believes Red Bull are on the right track again after receiving upgrades at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, although he admits they might not see immediate improvements.
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"In the beginning I was surprised as well, but if you look at what our problems were, then I fully understand it," he told Autosport.
"At some point, we have gone in the wrong direction. The other teams have either not faced that particular point yet or they developed the car in a slightly different way. That is always difficult to assess.
"Early on I realised that the feeling was very different from last year's car in terms of balance. At that time our car was still a lot quicker than the others, or maybe I should say that the others were not so good back then, so at that stage we could still compensate for our difficulties.
"In the races after that it got worse and worse. At one point our car was just very difficult to drive and at the same time the others made real progress.
"I do think we are moving in the right direction now. It will take some time. You can't turn something like this around in one or two weeks. But I do think the team was happy with what they saw in Baku as well."
2024 Singapore Grand Prix results:
Winner: Lando Norris - McLaren
Second Place: Max Verstappen - Red Bull Racing
Third Place: Lewis Hamilton - Mercedes
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