Red Bull’s Max Verstappen took pole position for the Singapore Grand Prix sprint race on Friday, pipping Mercedes driver George Russell who will join him on the front row under the lights at the Marina Bay Street Circuit.
Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc was third fastest while Mercedes’ championship leader Kimi Antonelli was only seventh quickest.
Verstappen is coming off Red Bull’s first win of the year with a dominant drive in a dramatic Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia last weekend, that started amid chaotic and unprecedented scenes.
Verstappen led home the Mercedes of Kimi Antonelli, who took a giant leap towards his first world title when teammate George Russell retired from third place with a power unit failure with five laps to go.
Lewis Hamilton drove an extraordinary race after dropping towards the back with an incorrect tyre choice for a wet start to fight back to pass Red Bull’s Isack Hadjar for third place with three laps to go.
