George Russell put his Mercedes on pole ahead of Max Verstappen and Oscar Piastri for the 2025 F1 Singapore Grand Prix with a surprise performance of pace over favored McLaren.
George may have also been sending a message that Toto Wolff’s holding out on an extended contract seems odd given George’s performance this season.
McLaren’s pace defecit makes one wonder if they’ve switched all focus on their 2026 development as Red Bull and Max Verstappen have won the last two grands prix and they seem off the pace in Singapore where they dominated last year.
Singapore Qualifying results:
POS. | NO. | DRIVER | TEAM | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | LAPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 63 | George Russell | Mercedes | 1:29.928 | 1:29.562 | 1:29.158 | 18 |
2 | 1 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull Racing | 1:30.028 | 1:29.572 | 1:29.340 | 18 |
3 | 81 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren | 1:30.313 | 1:29.813 | 1:29.524 | 20 |
4 | 12 | Kimi Antonelli | Mercedes | 1:30.036 | 1:29.649 | 1:29.537 | 17 |
5 | 4 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 1:29.932 | 1:29.809 | 1:29.586 | 20 |
6 | 44 | Lewis Hamilton | Ferrari | 1:29.765 | 1:29.936 | 1:29.688 | 20 |
7 | 16 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:30.370 | 1:29.914 | 1:29.784 | 22 |
8 | 6 | Isack Hadjar | Racing Bulls | 1:30.214 | 1:30.016 | 1:29.846 | 19 |
9 | 87 | Oliver Bearman | Haas | 1:30.420 | 1:30.076 | 1:29.868 | 17 |
10 | 14 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | 1:30.745 | 1:30.054 | 1:29.955 | 18 |
11 | 27 | Nico Hulkenberg | Kick Sauber | 1:30.715 | 1:30.141 | 15 | |
12 | 23 | Alexander Albon | Williams | 1:30.775 | 1:30.202 | 14 | |
13 | 55 | Carlos Sainz | Williams | 1:30.640 | 1:30.235 | 14 | |
14 | 30 | Liam Lawson | Racing Bulls | 1:30.681 | 1:30.320 | 14 | |
15 | 22 | Yuki Tsunoda | Red Bull Racing | 1:30.574 | 1:30.353 | 12 | |
16 | 5 | Gabriel Bortoleto | Kick Sauber | 1:30.820 | 8 | ||
17 | 18 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 1:30.949 | 9 | ||
18 | 43 | Franco Colapinto | Alpine | 1:30.982 | 9 | ||
19 | 31 | Esteban Ocon | Haas | 1:30.989 | 6 | ||
20 | 10 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine | 1:31.261 | 8 |
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