Hamilton to start third in Singapore after narrow miss on pole

Lewis Hamilton qualified third for the Singapore Grand Prix at the Marina Bay Street Circuit after an intense under-the-lights session. Max Verstappen took pole position for Red Bull, with Charles Leclerc second, while Hamilton was 0.123 seconds off the fastest time; Verstappen's margin over Leclerc was 0.054s.

Hamilton had set the pace in both Q1 and Q2, but did not convert that into pole in the final session. He said his decisive lap was affected by a mistake, and also indicated that a set-up change left the car balance worse, describing it as having tipped the car over the edge.

The result leaves Hamilton on the second row for Sunday's race. Across the coverage, the theme was that pole had been within reach before the final shortfall in Q3.