The fruitful upgrades behind Red Bull’s breakthrough in Malaysia and Singapore

For the first 14 races of the season, Max Verstappen found the Red Bull RB22 a very difficult car. But a breakthrough was made with a major upgrade in Baku for Round 15, one which subsequently allowed Verstappen to win the next two successive races, at Sepang and Singapore.

He spoke about progress after taking his first-ever Singapore victory last Sunday. “The last few races have been really positive for us,” Verstappen said.

“Our car has taken a really nice step forward. It's just been more driveable and more predictable. That's what I wanted and needed from the car to find that last step to fight up front. And I hope that we can carry that momentum forward…