Kimi Antonelli Issues Mercedes Warning After Singapore Sprint Qualifying Struggle
Mercedes tested upgraded parts on Kimi Antonelli’s car, and the championship leader said the package made the car unpredictable.
- On Friday, Mercedes driver Russell topped the timesheets in the only practice session for the Singapore Grand Prix at the Marina Bay Circuit, enveloped in smoky haze from Indonesian fires.
- Singapore's air quality plunged to an "unhealthy" 205 on Friday according to the IQAir tracking website, though the FIA stated the haze does not threaten track activity or event conduct.
- Drivers can lose up to 6lb from sweating alone during the race, prompting organizers to declare conditions a "heat hazard." Cooling vests are permitted to manage extreme physical demands.
- Russell will start Sunday's race from the back of the grid due to an engine component penalty, though he remains eligible to compete for pole position in Saturday's sprint race.
- Red Bull's Max Verstappen finished sixth, 0.732sec slower than Russell, ahead of championship leader Kimi Antonelli, while Isack Hadjar of Red Bull rounded out the top seven in limited daylight practice.
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The qualy sprint of the Singapore Grand Prix 2026 takes place in the early morning hours and is broadcast live in Mexico. We tell you how to follow it live.
Max Verstappen took over on the pole Friday for the Formula 1 sprint race in Singapore in a hectic qualifying session, in which George Russell took the opportunity to cut ground in front of Kimi Antonelli, his Mercedes partner and championship leader. Verstappen was the fastest by 0.120 [...] The entry Verstappen gets the pole for the F1 sprint in Singapore and Russell cuts Antonelli was first published in Information Focus.
F1 Singapore Grand Prix Sprint Qualifying Results and Timesheet. Qualifying to determine the grid for the sprint race of the 2026 F1 World Championship, Round 16, the Singapore Grand Prix, was held on Friday, October 9th at the Marina Bay Street Circuit. Pole position was…
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