Charles Leclerc took pole position on Saturday for the Singapore Grand Prix, but Formula One world championship leader Max Verstappen was left fuming after fini
Leclerc clocked 1min 49.412sec in his Ferrari in damp conditions to top the timesheets 0.022sec ahead of Red Bull’s Sergio Perez, with the Mercedes of Lewis Hamilton third.
The Dutchman, who had set the fastest first sector, then let fly an expletive-peppered tirade over team radio after being instructed to abort and return to the pits because he was low on fuel. Only the top-10 shootout for pole took place on slick tyres under the lights of the Marina Bay circuit after heavy rain earlier.
“I was disappointed to miss out on pole by two hundredths. It was so tricky to learn the conditions today and tomorrow could be wet.”
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