The signs that suggest an immediate Red Bull resurgence in F1's Japanese GP

OPINION: Red Bull was finally humbled in Formula 1 2023 with its Singapore Grand Prix defeat to the brilliant Carlos Sainz and Ferrari. Rule changes were highlighted as a possible factor in Red Bull’s fall, but the team and its rivals dismissed this. Heading to Japan, there are indeed other signs so far suggesting this was just a blip for the RB19…

There we go then. As brilliant as Red Bull's RB19 is, it will not go down as unique in Formula 1's history as the first car to be taken to every single campaign race win.

Carlos Sainz's victory in the 2023 Singapore Grand Prix was utterly brilliant. He and Ferrari nailed every important call and stressful moment, backed up beautifully by Charles Leclerc – particularly in his confidence to take soft tyres for the start to pass Mercedes’ George Russell, which Leclerc knew would be a boon for his team-mate.

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Author Alex Kalinauckas

Alex Kalinauckas is Autosport's Grand Prix Editor, covering every Formula 1 race since the start of 2020. After completing a master's degree in journalism at Goldsmiths College University of London in 2014, he worked for a range of motorsport and technology publications while covering national racing as an Autosport freelancer.

A lifelong motorsport fan - no one in his family can explain quite how or why such a development first occurred - Alex joined the Autosport staff in April 2017 as the magazine’s Assistant Editor covering Formula 2 and GP3, before being made Formula E correspondent and Autosport.com’s Plus Editor in March 2018. He lives in north-east London and is constantly frustrated by the Central Line.