F1 Singapore Grand Prix starting grid, news, live updates: Max Verstappen wins pole position over Charles Leclerc
F1 makes its usual stop in Singapore at the Marina Bay Street Circuit on Sunday.
Max Verstappen has won pole position for the Singapore Grand Prix, his 50th career pole, edging out Ferrari's Charles Leclerc by 54 milliseconds in qualifying. Lewis Hamilton finished third.
Verstappen is coming off a win at the previous Grand Prix. Kimi Antonelli, the current F1 standings leader, finished fourth in qualifying.
George Russell has been given a 20-place grid penalty, according to Motorsport.com, due to Mercedes installing a fourth Energy Store and a fourth Control Electronics Unit in his car during qualifying, breaching Formula 1 regulations.
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