Verstappen Claims Singapore Pole by 0.054s as Ferrari Settles for Front-Row Start
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Updated · Formula 1 · Oct 10
Verstappen Claims Singapore Pole by 0.054s as Ferrari Settles for Front-Row Start
3 articles · Updated · Formula 1 · Oct 10
Summary
Max Verstappen took his first Singapore Grand Prix pole with a 1:31.373, beating Charles Leclerc by 0.054s after his opening Q3 lap proved unbeatable.
Lewis Hamilton, fastest in both Q1 and Q2, could not improve on his final run and dropped to third, with Kimi Antonelli fourth and Lando Norris fifth.
George Russell qualified sixth but faces a grid penalty, promoting every driver behind him one place; Oscar Piastri recovered from the Sprint collision to take seventh.
Further back, Fernando Alonso exited in Q1 in 16th, Franco Colapinto hit the wall in Q2, and Red Bull's Isack Hadjar failed to set a representative lap after fresh reliability trouble.
The pole continues Verstappen's strong Marina Bay weekend after his Sprint win earlier Saturday, with the full Grand Prix set for Sunday night.