Max Verstappen is adamant Red Bull must deliver a "strong team performance" at the Singapore Grand Prix, as the Milton Keynes-based squad looks to build on its recent run of form.
The four-time F1 drivers' champion heads to the Marina Bay Street Circuit having won the past two rounds. However, he has never won under the lights in the Southeast Asia city-state.
It is the only venue on the F1 calendar that the Red Bull driver is yet to conquer, with Verstappen highlighting the "unfinished business" he has there.
Despite the dominance of the McLaren MCL39 and the healthy advantage in the drivers' standings enjoyed by Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris, the Dutchman has clawed his way back into - albeit distant - contention.
With seven rounds remaining, he sits 69 points adrift of the former, but has wiped 35 points off the 24-year-old's advantage with his recent victories.
Speaking ahead of the trip to Singapore, Verstappen said: "The last two races have been great for the team; we have made really strong progress, found a positive set-up with the car and are heading in the right direction.
"Both were low downforce tracks that we performed well at, and the Singapore circuit is quite different, so will be more of a test.
"It is quite a physically demanding track for all drivers, and in this race, it is about really getting comfortable with the uncomfortable."
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Not a happy hunting ground
Singapore has not traditionally been a happy hunting ground for Red Bull, which has tended to struggle in high-downforce environments.
Although the floor upgrade ported to Verstappen's RB21 in Monza has seen a clear step in performance, this weekend is a litmus test for the progress made by the six-time constructors' champions.
Through the contemporary ground-effect era, the 67-time grand prix winner has finished the original F1 night race in seventh, fifth and second, respectively.
Whilst results have trended in the right direction, McLaren is expected to be formidable in Marina Bay, given the strain on tyres and the medium-speed configuration of the track.
Nonetheless, Verstappen is focused on delivering, alongside team-mate Yuki Tsunoda, who enjoyed the best weekend of his Red Bull tenure last time out in Baku with sixth place.
"It is a cool street circuit to drive, but of course, I have never won there, so you could say there is unfinished business," the 28-year-old added.
"We need a strong team performance, so looking forward to what the week brings."
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