Formula 1 Singapore Grand Prix QUALIFYING – Live
We’re getting ready for the Singapore Grand Prix Qualifying – LIVE and here you’ll be able to see all the latest, as it happens from the Marina Bay Street Circuit.
With 23 turns for the drivers to navigate and due to the hot and humid weather conditions – this is known to be one of the most demanding circuits on the Formula 1 calendar yet it’s one track that we all absolutely love.
Drivers are now in the garages and getting ready for the qualifying session ahead – it’s going to be a mix as there’s potentially 3-4 teams fighting for positions following practice 3 earlier today with Ferrari, Red Bull, Mercedes AND McLaren looking strong.
Qualifying 1 – Singapore Grand Prix Qualifying
Qualifying 1 has now begun – drivers are making their way out onto the track.
Kimi Raikkonen is on the ultra soft tyres – he’s out on track.
Grosjean goes off-track however he’s able to turn the car round and continue.
Many drivers are getting extremely close to the barriers.
The Ferrari’s are currently fastest – Raikkonen’s time is 1:44.060 with Vettel right behind in P2.
Fernando Alonso is on-track, both he and Vandoorne have looked strong, especially throughout the practice session earlier. Alonso goes 2nd fastest.
Both the Red Bull drivers have now joined the track.
Vandoorne now goes fastest.
Felipe Massa has hit the wall – he has a puncture and damage to his car, now making his way to the pits.
Hamilton and Vettel are both driving carefully – it’s only Q1 so we’ll see how it goes.
Verstappen and Ricciardo are the top two drivers at the moment – they’re both looking strong and it’ll be a battle between those two later.
Hamilton now goes 3rd fastest with Bottas in 4th – the Ferrari’s are behind them but both Vettel and Raikkonen are in the pits.
Grosjean has been having problems this qualifying session – he’s gone off-track several times, spinning the car round and re-joining the track and now hitting the wall however – he’s still going!
Knock-Out Zone
Magnussen
Massa
Stroll
Wehrlein
Ericsson
Marcus Ericsson also has a 5-place grid penalty.
The Red Bull drivers are looking very strong and continue their run for the weekend.
Alonso pushes his car up into P3.
Now – we’re getting ready for Q2 with the track conditions continuously developing.
Qualifying 2 – Singapore Grand Prix Qualifying
Q2 has now started – Kimi Raikkonen is back out on track again.
Vettel now leaves the garage.
Red Bull drivers are now out on track – on the ultra softs.
Vettel goes fastest with a time of 1:40.529 followed by his team-mate Kimi Raikkonen.
Mercedes are right behind with Hamilton in 3rd and Bottas in 4th.
Max Verstappen now goes fastest.
The track is developing and times are constantly changing.
Stoffel Vandoorne now goes 6th fastest after a great Q1.
Drivers are now coming into the pits.
Sebastian Vettel is the only car to not yet come out on track – with 2 minutes to go until the end of Q2.
Verstappen still leads the timesheet with his team-mate in 3rd.
The top two drivers are still the Red Bull’s with Verstappen leading the rest of the pack.
Knock-Out Zone
Palmer
Perez
Kvyat
Ocon
Grosjean
Perez had an issue with his tyres – coming into the pits before finishing the lap.
Vandoorne is ahead of Bottas – it’s not the best weekend for the Mercedes team who don’t seem to have found the right settings for their cars. Their drivers are not looking as confident.
Drivers are now in the pits and waiting for Q3.
Qualifying 3 – Singapore Grand Prix Qualifying
McLaren are waiting at the end of the pit-lane along with a Toro Rosso.
Fernando Alonso leads the drivers out – he’s the first man on track.
Raikkonen is now making his way round the track, he’s editing the settings on his steering wheel.
Hamilton – “The tyres settings are all over the place”
Team to Hamilton – “Don’t look at the data, that’s not accurate at the moment.”
Hamilton – “Can I reset them?”
Team to Hamilton – “Negative”
At the moment, McLaren is looking strong with Fernando Alonso in P1 followed by Vandoorne in P2.
Raikkonen now sets a fastest lap time – 1:40.069
Vettel now sets the fastest lap time of 1:39.669
After coming into the pits – Vettel is now the first man on track with the rest of the drivers following.
It’s a battle between the Ferrari’s and Red Bull at the moment.
Vettel goes fastest – he’s on pole for the Singapore Grand Prix.
Top 3 Drivers
Vettel
Verstappen
Ricciardo
Brief Reaction – Singapore Grand Prix Qualifying
Vettel – “I was struggling this morning – I’m full of adrenaline so I might not make any sense right now. I was shouting as loud as they were (crowd). “
“I need to calm down, I knew that we had it in us and now this is just great.”
Verstappen – “It’s just a shame that we couldn’t put it on pole. We will see during the race as it will be difficult to pass him so we will see.”
Ricciardo – “I’m a little envious today, I will accept that today we were defeated but tomorrow I think we’re in for the win. I’m confident.”
Vettel – “Tomorrow is a long race and we had a difficult night last night. Hopefully tomorrow we should have a better car.”
Christian Horner (Red Bull Team Principal) following Qualifying – “We’ve been quickest in every session and when it comes to this point, when it counts, we didn’t have that last little bit but we are happy with a front-row start and third as well.”
“They are slightly quicker on the straights compared to us – the race isn’t won on Saturday and we haven’t got anything to lose whereas Seb (Vettel) has the championship to think about.”
There’s lots more coming soon including driver and team reaction following the Singapore Grand Prix Qualifying Session.
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