- Hamilton and Russell take second row, Piastri in fifth
- Nine drivers posted hot laps in final four minutes of Q3
Lando Norris claimed pole position for the Singapore Grand Prix for McLaren, delivering under immense pressure at the Marina Bay circuit. With an inch-perfect lap of the challenging street circuit he beat Max Verstappen into second, with the Mercedes of Lewis Hamilton in third, his teammate, George Russell, in fourth and McLaren’s Oscar Piastri in fifth.
Norris was pleased with the pole but for Verstappen this was a huge result at a circuit where he and Red Bull expected to struggle and drop a hatful of points to his title rival Norris. Instead, he wrestled the maximum from his car and in claiming second has a shot at a win in the only race on the calendar he has yet to take victory but more importantly, at potentially minimising how much Norris eats into his 59-point lead in the world championship.
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