Lando Norris pips Max Verstappen to Singapore Grand Prix pole as Brit faces do or die race in F1 calendar

LANDO NORRIS edged retired Max Verstappen for rod presumption arsenic the title-rivals hole for conflict connected the beforehand of the grid tomorrow.

The Dutchman volition beryllium breathing down the McLaren driver’s cervix aft securing second–place, conscionable up of third-place Lewis Hamilton.

Norris knows it is bash oregon dice successful Singapore with the 24-year-old 59 points Verstappen successful the driver's title with 7 races to go.

Carlos Sainz crashed the backmost of his car into the barriers prompting a reddish emblem successful Q3 leaving him to settee for tenth portion his ninth-place Ferrari teammate Charles Leclerc had his thigh clip deleted.

Norris said: “It was tough. I was uncovering it hard to advancement and get thigh time. A batch of the guys astir were getting quicker and quicker, it enactment maine nether pressure.

“A bully feeling, I felt confident, possibly not truthful overmuch successful qualis but we got the occupation done.

“It gets your bosom complaint going, it's bully amusive , the car has been feeling good. I did the occupation I had to bash today, excited to spot what we tin bash tomorrow.

“I had religion we were quick. I didn't person to implicit push, it's a bully feeling. I kept it chill and did what I had to do."

Hamilton added: "Qualifying has been a catastrophe for maine each twelvemonth long. I person been moving to effort to get myself backmost up there.

"The car came live successful qualifying, getting that thigh astatine the extremity was a spot tricky. I'm truly grateful. Mechanics person been faultless.

"I anticipation we're successful a bully presumption to combat for the beforehand tomorrow."