F1 Singapore: Sainz and Ferrari on pole, Verstappen flops

F1 Singapore: Sainz and Ferrari on pole, Verstappen flop

Ferrari driver Carlos Sainz took pole position at the Formula 1 Singapore Grand Prix. The Spanish driver with a time of 1:30.984 preceded Mercedes driver George Russell and teammate Charles Leclerc.

Fourth place for Lando Norris, then Lewis Hamilton, Kevin Magnussen and Fernando Alonso. Ferrari concretized with the pole a weekend so far dominated: after leading in the three free practice sessions, Sainz è was the fastest of all also in official practice.

A resounding flop by Max Verstappen and Red Bull: the world champion è was eliminated in Q2 and only started from 11th on the grid, while teammate Perez è 13th. Both were in constant difficulty on the track, with an RB19 unrecognizable after the 10 consecutive victories won by Max so far.

Starting grid, top 10

Sainz
Russell
Leclerc
Norris
Hamilton
Magnussen
Alonso
Ocon
Hulkenberg
Lawson