Verstappen takes Singapore GP pole and reaches 50 in F1
Max Verstappen claimed pole position for the Singapore Grand Prix with a 1:31.373 lap, narrowly beating Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc by 0.054s. The result also marked Verstappen’s 50th pole position in Formula 1.
Verstappen secured his first Singapore Grand Prix pole position at the Marina Bay Street Circuit with a best lap of 1:31.373. His opening Q3 run proved decisive, and the Red Bull driver finished 0.054s clear of Leclerc.
Leclerc improved to second on the final runs, while Lewis Hamilton took third after setting the pace in the opening two segments of qualifying. Multiple reports described Verstappen as beating the Ferraris, with Leclerc and Hamilton filling the next two places.
The pole was Verstappen’s second of the weekend after also topping Sprint Qualifying. It also brought up the 50th pole position of his Formula 1 career, placing him in the group of drivers to have reached that mark.
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