Verstappen: Flexi-wing TD 'won't hurt' Red Bull in Singapore

Max Verstappen says the technical directive recently issued by the FIA to F1 teams and that will come into force at this weekend's Singapore Grand Prix is unlikely to impact Red Bull's performance.

The sport's governing body has clarified the rules governing flexible bodywork in F1, with an emphasis on front and rear wing assemblies after the FIA suspected that some teams may have been exploiting a grey area of the rulebook.

In a nutshell, the FIA has reminded teams that "all aerodynamic components or bodywork influencing the car’s aerodynamic performance must be rigidly secured and immobile."

Asked at Marina Bay on Thursday if the directive could hinder Red Bull, Verstappen suggested that he had no concerns that the FIA's clampdown would impact the bulls' dominant RB19 this weekend.

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"I don’t think it will," he said. "We never had any flexible front wing or whatever, so I don’t think it will hurt us."

However, the Dutchman thinks that Red Bull will be facing a tougher challenge than usual on the sweltering streets of Singapore.

"I think we just are not as competitive as at other tracks," he said. "The street circuits are a little bit tougher for our car.

"I still think that we can do a good job but it will be very tight."

Thanks to its unwavering supremacy this season, Red Bull is now on the verge of clinching F1's Constructors' title – the sixth in its history – with seven races to spare.

Verstappen says the remarkable achievement is a testimony to the quality of Red Bull's engineering rather than its execution.

"We always had quite a high level performance as a team but we just didn’t have that good a car I think up until this year," he said.

"Of course last year already the car was very good. The years before we were close, but winning here and there and not fighting for the constructors.

"But I think everything really came together, we understood this new regulation really well and when you have good people in every single position you can achieve something like you are witnessing right now."

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