Norris Seizes Pole in Tense Singapore Qualifying, Outshining Verstappen and Hamilton

2024 F1 Singapore Grand Prix Qualifying Highlights

A summary of the events during the qualifying round for the Singapore Grand Prix.

Max Verstappen enters this weekend's race at the Singapore Grand Prix with a substantial 59-point advantage over Lando Norris.

Anticipating a challenging weekend ahead, Red Bull may face stiff competition, presenting Norris with an excellent chance to shine at the Marina Bay Street Circuit.

McLaren hasn't made it to the podium in Singapore since Jenson Button's success in 2012, but considering their current performance streak, they're certainly top contenders for it now.

Ferrari and Charles Leclerc are optimistic about their prospects for a successful weekend, typically excelling on street tracks such as Monaco, Baku, and Singapore.

Stay updated with Crash.net for responses to the qualifying round in Singapore.

Norris secures his sixth pole position in his career, leading the pack in Singapore.

Norris secures the top starting position in Singapore, surpassing Verstappen and Hamilton.

Leading 10: Norris leads the pack, followed by Verstappen, Hamilton, and Russell. Piastri, Hulkenberg, Alonso, Tsunoda, Leclerc, and Sainz round out the list.

Norris clocked in at 1 minute and 29.525 seconds, leading Piastri by 0.4 seconds.

Alright, the moment has arrived… immense stress is on every driver racing on the circuit.

The McLarens spearhead the group for the last laps in Singapore.

There's no need to hurry in returning to the circuit.

This signifies it will be accessible to all.

With only eight minutes left, it's likely that participants will only manage a single attempt.

Verstappen's lap time was invalidated due to the presence of double-waved yellow flags, despite it being an impressive run.

Prior to the red flag incident, Norris had a lead of roughly a tenth of a second in the S2 sector.

Sainz met with an accident at the last turn.

Fresh soft tires were provided to all drivers except Hulkenberg, Tsunoda, and Alonso.

Who will secure the top spot in this competition?

Perez won't be participating in the qualifiers…

Eliminated in the second quarter: Albon, Colapinto, Perez, Magnussen, and Ocon.

Perez falls into the last five positions at this point. He might not make it through the second qualifying round.

Piastri takes the lead with a time of 1 minute and 29.640 seconds, edging out Verstappen for the top position.

He now leads with a speed of 1 minute and 29.680 seconds – setting a new record for the weekend.

Alonso, Albon, Colapinto, Ocon, and Verstappen.

Hamilton now leads with a time of 1 minute and 29.929 seconds, narrowly outpacing Norris by less than a tenth of a second. Russell follows closely in third place.

The McLaren racer clocked in at 1 minute and 30.007 seconds, securing a lead of 0.2 seconds over Leclerc. Following closely, Piastri and Hulkenberg rounded out the leading quartet.

Despite veering off course in the last turn and experiencing a severe oversteer, the Dutch driver manages to secure the quickest time yet, clocking in at 1 minute and 30.371 seconds.

Anticipate that the lap will be disqualified since he veered off the course.

The two Red Bulls have immediately taken to the circuit.

Ricciardo, Stroll, Gasly, Bottas, and Zhou.

Russell and Sainz must step up their game, having fallen significantly behind in the rankings.

He's now only a tenth of a second behind Norris.

He advances to third position in the Mercedes, clocking a time of 1 minute and 30.393 seconds, trailing Norris' leading time by 0.3 seconds.

Russell finished in seventh place, trailing his teammate by 0.3 seconds.

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