Carlos Sainz Achieves A Dramatic Pole Position At The Singapore Grand Prix

Carlos Sainz, took pole position at the Singapore GP. (photo: twitter @f1)

JAKARTA - Carlos Sainz ensured a good Ferrari performance throughout the weekend by reaching a dramatic pole position in Singapore. Sainz, who has led the qualifying session provisionally, managed to maintain his slick performance by defeating his rival, George Russell, and his teammate, Charles Leclerc, to get the starting position P1.

This qualifying session is very tight, and some drivers will be investigated on suspicion of obstructing other riders during the qualifying session. This session even had to be temporarily suspended after a serious accident experienced by Lance Stroll in the final stage of Q1.

However, Sainz managed to avoid the problem and continued to lead, with a rapid increase in the latter sector which saw him improve his provisional pole time by more than four tenths of a second, with a time of 1 minute 30,984 seconds. This record is enough to reach his second consecutive P1 starting position. In second place is Russell, who only narrowly lost to Sainz with a difference of 0.072 seconds.

Annoyed Leclerc had to settle for third place for Ferrari, followed by McLaren's Lando Norris in fourth place, Mercedes Lewis Hamilton in fifth, and Haas' Kevin Magnussen in sixth.

Fernando Alonso finished seventh for Aston Martin, while Alpine's Esteban Ocon impressed by finishing eighth. Behind him was Haas' Nico Hulkenberg, followed by AlphaTauri's Liam Lawson, who made it into Q3 for the first time in his F1 career.

When Red Bull's Max Verstappen had to be eliminated in Q2, a surprise occurred. This Dutch racer only finished 11th and was not satisfied with his car's performance, while his teammate, Sergio Perez, was also eliminated in 13th place.

A huge impact ended Lance Stroll's qualifying session early#SingaporeGP #F1 pic.twitter.com/xnpOGSsgsZ

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A hug impact ended Lance Stroll's qualified session early #SingaporeGP #F1 pic.twitter.com/xnpOGSgsZ

As a result of the Stroll accident at the end of Q1, some riders were unable to complete their final laps. However, some were unlucky and had to be eliminated early including Valtteri Bottas from Alfa Romeo in 16th and Oscar Piastri from McLaren in 17th.

LoganUNt could not outperform his teammates at Williams, Albon, and finished in 18th, followed by Zhou Guanyu of Alfa Romeo, while Stroll occupied the most distended position on the pitch.

Singapore Grand Prix Qualification Results 2023: