Verstappen's Form Continues Taking Singapore Sprint Pole
McLaren will test revised fuel-system components on Norris’s car after a straight-line speed deficit cost pace in recent races, the team said.
- On Friday, Max Verstappen secured sprint pole for the Singapore Grand Prix with a 1:31.156 lap, finishing 0.120 seconds ahead of George Russell at the Marina Bay Street Circuit.
- The sixth and final sprint of the 2026 season limits teams to one 60-minute practice session, amplifying technical risks for McLaren as the team attempts to resolve recent straight-line speed issues.
- Mercedes driver George Russell will start Sunday's Grand Prix from the back of the grid due to engine penalties, while organizers declared a "heat hazard" permitting drivers to wear cooling vests.
- Stewards are investigating Verstappen for an alleged yellow flag infringement during qualifying, while championship leader Kimi Antonelli maintains an 84-point lead over Russell with seven races remaining.
- While Indonesian wildfires cause "unhealthy" air quality in Singapore, plunging to 205 on the IQAir index, the FIA confirmed the haze is not forecast to threaten scheduled track activity.
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Max Verstappen continues to squeeze the single-place of Red Bull to the maximum. The Dutchman has taken the pole to the sprint of the Singapore GP with an imposing 1’31′′156. George Russell and Charles Leclerc complete the podium of Marina Bay. Andrea Kimi Antonelli will have to go up from the seventh square. Regarding the Spaniards, Fernando Alonso ... Continue reading "Max Verstappen takes the pole to the Sprint in Singapore: Alonso arrives at…
Verstappen on pole for F1’s Singapore sprint as Russell makes up ground on teammate Antonelli
Max Verstappen snatched pole position for the Formula 1 Singapore sprint race in a hectic qualifying session Friday, while Mercedes’ George Russell seized a chance to make up ground on standings leader Kimi Antonelli. Verstappen went fastest by 0.120 of a second from Russell, whose strategy of “all-out attack” this week leaves him starting Saturday’s...
Max Verstappen has never won in Singapore. Tomorrow he has the chance. He starts first in the sprint. – I'm very happy about that, he says.
As in Sepang, so also in Singapore: The Dutch Red Bull driver drives out another top starting position.
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