Verstappen beats Ferraris to Singapore pole

Red Bull's Max Verstappen beats the Ferraris of Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton to pole position in qualifying at the Singapore Grand Prix. Red Bull's Max Verstappen took his second pole position in a week by beating the Ferraris of Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton in qualifying at the Singapore Grand Prix. Verstappen's first lap in final qualifying was enough to take pole, his time fending off a second lap from Leclerc that was 0.054 seconds off pole. Hamilton was closest to Verstappen after the first runs but was unable to improve on his second run. In fact, most of the front runners struggled to improve on their second runs, as Mercedes' Kimi Antonelli took fourth on the grid, from McLaren's Lando Norris.

Antonelli's team-mate George Russell was sixth fastest but will drop to the back of the grid with a penalty for using too many engine parts. McLaren's Oscar Piastri was the only driver in the top four teams other than Leclerc to improve on his second run but could do no better than qualify seventh. Alpine's Pierre Gasly and the Racing Bulls of Liam Lawson and Arvid Lindblad completed the top 10. Verstappen came to Singapore fresh from his and Red Bull's first victory of the season at the Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia and he has continued