Red Bull said they “acknowledge and support the apology made by Dr Marko. Hamilton said that he “remains hopeful” that he and Mercedes can enjoy some success this year despite Red Bull dominating the season so far and winning every race. Hamilton said: “I was asked a question earlier, would I rather take Max out of the equation or take [Red Bull design chief] Adrian Newey out of the equation? Hamilton said he hoped the Singapore track would play more to the strengths of the Mercedes after a disappointing weekend at the last race in Italy. For his part, Verstappen said he was “not disappointed” by comments from Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff after Italy in which he said Verstappen’s win record was “completely irrelevant”. The Dutchman said he believed Red Bull would not have as big an advantage at Singapore than at other tracks this year. Hamilton’s team-mate George Russell said: “I think it will make the racing a little more exciting.

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