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Lando Norris bagged yet another pole position – McLaren’s first in Singapore since 2012.
Lando Norris has secured pole position for the Singapore Grand Prix, while Max Verstappen will start alongside him on the front row, setting up an exciting battle between the championship rivals. The pole shootout turned into a one-lap affair after Carlos Sainz’s heavy crash in Q3, with Norris delivering a stellar lap time of 1:29.525 to claim the 299th pole by a British driver in F1. Lewis Hamilton managed to grab the third spot on the grid after struggling for pace earlier, with George Russell in fourth and Ferrari facing setbacks as Charles Leclerc will start ninth and Carlos Sainz in 10th following his crash. Sergio Perez qualified in 13th, Daniel Ricciardo was 16th and eliminated in Q1, while Norris equaled world champions Alan Jones, Emerson Fittipaldi, and Phil Hill with his sixth pole. Verstappen narrowly outpaced Hamilton for the front row, continuing his trend of consistently qualifying in the top five at Marina Bay, with Norris shining as the star of the session.
