Turin, 4 October. (LaPresse) – George Russell works his magic in Singapore. The Mercedes driver took pole position with a time of 1'29"158, ahead of Max Verstappen's Red Bull and Oscar Piastri's McLaren, 182 and 366 thousandths behind respectively. The other Mercedes, driven by Kimi Antonelli, is also on the second row, 379 thousandths behind his teammate. Ferrari lagged behind: Lewis Hamilton finished sixth, more than half a second (+0.530) behind Russell, ahead of Charles Leclerc's other Ferrari, 626 thousandths behind the pole sitter. Fifth place went to Lando Norris' other McLaren. Isack Hadjar (Racing Bulls), Oliver Bearman (Haas) and Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin) rounded out the top ten.