Verstappen says Red Bull revival aims for second in 2025 Constructors

Max Verstappen signaled that Red Bull Racing will press its recent revival as the team eyes a late challenge for second place in the 2025 Constructors Championship after he finished second at the Singapore Grand Prix on Sunday. Verstappen, whose podium result moved Red Bull to 290 points in the standings with six races and three sprint events remaining, said the campaign ahead will be "a proper battle" as the team chases Scuderia Ferrari and Mercedes, who sit eight and 35 points clear respectively.

Red Bull's improvement has been evident since Formula 1 returned from the summer break, with the team reaching the podium at every race since Zandvoort. Upgrades and setup changes have translated into strong pace on a wider variety of tracks, including a record-setting qualifying lap and the fastest Grand Prix at Monza, followed by a dominant weekend in Baku. Singapore, a high-downforce circuit that had previously exposed the RB21's weaknesses, produced a run of strong laps that Verstappen said he would have accepted before the weekend. "If you'd told me before the weekend that things would go like this, I would have signed for it right away," he said.