Scuderia Ferrari German driver Sebastian Vettel will start third in a race he desperately needs to win to tilt title momentum back his way, as Lewis Hamilton delivered one of his very best qualifying performances to scorch the lap record at the Marina Bay Circuit with a mind-blowing pole time of one minute 36.015 seconds.
Max Verstappen will join Hamilton on the front row of the grid, the Red Bull three tenths down on Hamilton’s mesmeric opening Q3 lap.
Sebastian Vettel has entered several recent races as favourite, as he did here, but he was no match for Hamilton and finished six tenths down on Hamilton. The Ferrari man crashed into Verstappen and Kimi Raikkonen on the opening lap in Marina Bay last year, but he cannot take it easy on race day with Hamilton now best-placed to extend his 30-point lead in the drivers’ standings.
Valtteri Bottas, Kimi Raikkonen and Daniel Ricciardo all qualified behind their team-mates for the top three teams, but were within a second of Hamilton’s time in a thrilling three-way shootout. Sergio Perez took best of the rest honours for Force India, with Romain Grosjean, Esteban Ocon and Nico Hulkenberg rounding out the top 10.
Singapore Grand Prix – Here are the complete results from the qualifying hour at Marina Bay in Singapore.
Results (Classification):
Q3:
Lewis Hamilton Mercedes
Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing
Sebastian Vettel Ferrari
Valtteri Bottas Mercedes
Kimi Raikkonen Ferrari
Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull Racing
Sergio Perez Force India
Romain Grosjean Haas
Esteban Ocon Force India
Nico Hulkenberg Renault
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