Lando Norris takes pole in Singapore but can’t get away from Max Verstappen and Carlos Sainz crashes hard

Lando Norris to start first at Singapore Grand PrixThe title contender was the favourite and he did not fail, stopping the clock at 1:29.525. The problem is that even then he cannot get rid of Max Verstappen, who will start second after performing a miracle with a car that was eliminated in Q2 in the hands of Sergio Pérez.

The classification has been marked by The accident suffered by Carlos Sainz at the start of Q3which forced the red flag to be brought out and the protections to be repaired. A silly mistake by Sainz opening the lap is only half of Ferrari’s failure, with Charles Leclerc unable to do a legal lap.

Miracle of Hülkenberg and Alonso, sixth and seventh respectively

Norris continues to put pressure on the Formula 1 world championship. Verstappen’s pursuer has not failed, achieving a pole position that was more difficult than it may seem. If Norris does not fail at the start It seems difficult for him to miss this race, seeing that the pace of the McLaren right now seems superior to the rest.

The problem is that Norris’s reliability on the starts is poor, and will have Verstappen right next to himThe champion has made the most of a very difficult qualifying session to finish second, with the same car that Sergio Pérez crashed out of in Q2 and will start thirteenth. A show of authority from Verstappen.

And Ferrari has given up any battle in Singapore. Sainz crashed while trying to warm up the tyres at the start of Q3, so he will start tenth assuming he does not have to change the engine and gearbox. But that is because Leclerc has had his lap cancelled for exceeding track limitsso he comes out ninth.

Oscar Piastri has not been able to take advantage of the potential of the McLaren, qualifying in a sad fifth position. So The biggest threats that Verstappen will have behind him will be the two Mercedeswith Lewis Hamilton starting from third place and George Russell from fourth position.

In the midfield we have seen miracles again, with Nico Hulkenberg and Fernando Alonso qualifying in sixth and seventh position respectively with cars that are fourteenth and seventeenth in the hands of Kevin Magnussen and Lance Stroll. Alonso will have another chance to score many points.

WHAT AN ACCIDENT FOR CARLOS SAINZ!

He was preparing his flying lap, lost control of the car and ended up against the wall #SingaporeDAZNF1 pic.twitter.com/yFK10mnG88

— DAZN Spain (@DAZN_ES) September 21, 2024

Yuki Tsunoda’s performance is not bad either, he has qualified eighth while his teammate, Daniel Ricciardo was eliminated in Q1 of what could be his last qualifying session in Formula 1. This time the Williams were on the edge of Q2, with Franco Colapinto very close to Alexander Albon.

Formula 1 GP Singapore 2024 qualifying results