Verstappen on sprint pole after another settings issue
Red Bull's Max Verstappen beats Mercedes driver George Russell to sprint pole at the Singapore Grand Prix.
Max Verstappen claimed sprint pole position at the Singapore Grand Prix, edging out Mercedes' George Russell by 0.12 seconds. Ferrari's Charles Leclerc secured third place in the sprint qualifying. Williams' Oscar Piastri and McLaren's Lando Norris rounded out the top five ahead of Lewis Hamilton, who fell down the order after an early final qualifying session.
Championship leader Kimi Antolinli struggled in final qualifying, finishing seventh, while Mercedes' Russell was limited to the previous engine specification after the Singapore Grand Prix. Multiple settings issues, including a software bug and a FIA timing system glitch, impacted all cars during the event, with some drivers more affected than others based on their running order.
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