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Verstappen Takes Singapore Pole
Max Verstappen secures pole for Singapore GP after dominating qualifying.
In brief
Max Verstappen secures pole for Singapore GP after dominating qualifying. Max Verstappen wins Singapore GP pole position with Red Bull Racing. Originally reported by Autosport.
Verstappen poles Singapore GP
Max Verstappen clinched pole position for Formula 1’s Singapore Grand Prix, outpacing the Ferraris of Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton as Mercedes struggled.
Hamilton and Leclerc close gap
Hamilton improved upon his time to 1m32.429s, three tenths faster than Leclerc and Norris after their respective improvements.
Hadjar struggles in qualifying
Hadjar reported engine issues and lost gears, eventually pitting without a time on the board.
“The engine is off”
Red Bull team principal comments
Laurent Mekies, Red Bull Racing Team Principal, confirmed Isack Hadjar will start from the back of the grid.
Verstappen leads Q3
Verstappen set the pace early in Q3 with a 1m31.373s, ahead of Hamilton’s 1m31.496s.
Hamilton jumps to second
Hamilton was jumped by Leclerc for second place, 0.054s slower than Verstappen’s pole time.
Mercedes struggles in Q3
Kimi Antonelli and George Russell finished 12th and 13th, nearly 1.2s adrift from Verstappen.
Verstappen continues dominance
Verstappen won the last two races from pole and will start Sunday's Singapore GP from that position.
In short
Max Verstappen wins Singapore GP pole position with Red Bull Racing.
