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# Video: Red Bull shows conspiracy theories were misplaced
- URL: https://www.the-race.com/formula-1/video-red-bull-shows-conspiracy-theories-were-misplaced/
- Published: 2023-09-23T04:38:44.000Z
- Updated: 2023-09-23T11:30:35.000Z
- Description: Max Verstappen's Japanese Grand Prix practice pace backed up Red Bull's insistence that Formula 1's flexible bodywork crackdown didn't cause its Singapore slump
- Author: The Race Team
- Tags: Formula 1, #video, #red-bull, #max-verstappen, #image-bottom-center

After Red Bull’s amazing winning streak ended in Singapore, Formula 1 headed to Japan wondering if that shock defeat would mark the beginning of an important shift in the competitive order, or turn out to be merely a minor blip for F1’s dominant team.

Max Verstappen appeared to give us an emphatic answer - beginning Red Bull’s Japanese Grand Prix weekend by lapping comfortably fastest in practice.

And the fact that happened at Suzuka would suggest the FIA technical directives were indeed a red-herring in trying to explain Red Bull’s sudden dip in Singapore - bad news for those teams behind who were probably hoping for a helping hand in trying to bring Red Bull down.

More on that in our new video: