Max Verstappen takes F1 Singapore GP pole from Leclerc after sprint win

Hamilton qualifies third with Antonelli fourthRussell crashed out of sprint when leading on lap oneMax Verstappen took pole position for the Singapore Grand Prix, beating the Ferrari of Charles Leclerc into second in a close fight on the streets of the Marina Bay circuit.The championship leader, Kimi Antonelli, was fourth for Mercedes, a decent return after he has struggled with the car over the weekend and given his teammate and title rival, George Russell, will start from the back of the grid on Sunday. Continue reading…

Max Verstappen’s good weekend in Singapore continued, on a day when George Russell crashed out of the sprint from the lead Russell crashed out of sprint when leading on lap one Max Verstappen took pole position for the Singapore Grand Prix, beating the Ferrari of Charles Leclerc into second in a close fight on the streets of the Marina Bay circuit. The championship leader, Kimi Antonelli, was fourth for Mercedes, a decent return after he has struggled with the car over the weekend and given his teammate and title rival, George Russell, will start from the back of the grid on Sunday.

Verstappen was in fine form to take pole having already scored a victory in the sprint race earlier in the day, with the Red Bull looking hugely impressive. Lewis Hamilton was third for Ferrari, with Lando Norris in fifth for McLaren. Despite Russell taking sixth place on track he will be opening at the back of the field because of the penalties applied for taking a new engine, one more than