For Singapore, the FIA have issued a techni✱cal directive to the teams that flexible wings will be closely scrutinised and potentially punished, forcing some teams to make some modifications.

This is in reference to the following rule, which states: “all aerodynamic components or bodywork influencing the car’s💯 aerodynamic performance must be rigidly secured and immobile with respect to their frame of reference”.

At Monza, team boss Christian Horne🧔r dismissed suggestions that Re🐟d Bull would be impacted.

He said: “It’s not something that affects us. We’ve seen a few rubbery nose boxes, shall we s🐼ay,ꦰ so we’ll see those get addressed, I guess, in Singapore.”

Verstappen echoed his team principal, ⛎hinting that Red Bull will be as strong as usual.

“We never really had any flexible front wing or whatever. So I ꦡdon’t think it will hurt us,” he explained in the FIA press conference on Thursday.

Singapore is one of the few circuits where Verstappen has yet to win in his F1💟 career.

During his first title-winning sea✱son, F1 didn’t race in Singapore du🌟e to the pandemic.

In 2022, Verstappen endured a difficult weekend after a rare blunder♔ on the pit wall in qualifying, while𓂃 he struggled in the race.

Assessing his chances this week🍬endꦕ, he expects a “very tight” battle.

“I thin🍎k we are just not as competitive as other tracks. I think the street circles are tougher for our car. I still think that we can do a good job but it will be very tight.”