BREAKING: Lando Norris denies Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton to snatch Singapore Grand Prix pole

Lando Norris and Charles Leclerc were miles quicker than anyone other successful Singapore Grand Prix signifier arsenic Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen struggled to marque an impression

Lando Norris continued his imperious signifier successful Singapore to unafraid a 4th rod presumption successful six races.

Daniel Ricciardo did his chances of keeping his VCARB spot nary favours with different Q1 exit. He and team-mate Yuki Tsunoda were some speedy successful Friday practice, but helium couldn't get the occupation done successful qualifying and volition commencement Sunday's contention down successful 16th.

Lance Stroll besides failed to impressment and suffered a 5th Q1 exit successful six attempts astatine qualifying astatine the Marina Bay Circuit. Pierre Gasly volition person been disappointed to person joined them successful the bottommost five, but Sauber volition not person been astatine each amazed to erstwhile again spot Valtteri Bottas down successful 19th, up lone of team-mate Zhou Guanyu astatine the precise bottom.

Verstappen had a scary infinitesimal astatine the extremity of his archetypal flying thigh of Q2 arsenic helium clipped the kerb and the car lunged violently to the left. His speedy hands prevented a rotation and crash, but helium wasn't capable to halt himself going extracurricular of way limits and leaving himself with enactment to bash to guarantee a Q3 berth.

But his adjacent effort was capable to spell 2nd quickest overall, portion it was soon his team-mate nether pressure. Sergio Perez started the 2023 Singapore contention from 13th connected the grid and could lone negociate the aforesaid result, portion Tsunoda made the apical 10 successful the inferior VCARB car.

Alex Albon was furious arsenic helium struggled to lukewarm up his tyres and volition person been kicking himself aft narrowly missing retired connected Q3. Rookie team-mate Franco Colapinto continued his beardown commencement to beingness successful F1 by going 12th quickest but rapidly apologised to his Williams squad implicit the radio, intelligibly nether the content helium could person done better.

Kevin Magnussen bettered Esteban Ocon but his thigh was lone bully capable for 14th portion team-mate Nico Hulkenberg secured yet different Q3 appearance. And contempt some casting uncertainty implicit their chances of reaching the apical 10, some Verstappen and Hamilton were to articulation him there.

Norris was connected a precise accelerated thigh successful his archetypal Q3 tally but ne'er got the accidental to decorativeness it arsenic Carlos Sainz mislaid power astatine the last country and buried the rear of his Ferrari successful the barrier. The league was red-flagged aft lone 3 drivers had acceptable a thigh time.

Verstappen was astatine the apical of the standings, but soon had his clip deleted arsenic yellowish flags were treble waved successful that last assemblage earlier helium crossed the line. The information helium was fastest wide hinted that helium whitethorn not person slowed down arsenic required, but replays showed that helium did easiness disconnected the throttle aft spotting the stricken Ferrari.

Piastri inherited provisional rod arsenic a result, portion Hulkenberg was the lone different operator to acceptable a thigh earlier the reddish flags flew and the timepiece was stopped with 8 minutes and 4 seconds remaining.