Vettel despairs: Hamilton takes pole in Singapore

The four-time Formula 1 world champion from England clearly beat the Dutchman Max Verstappen in the Red Bull and his great World Cup rival Sebastian Vettel (Germany/Ferrari) in qualifying at the Marina Bay Circuit.

“This is not an ideal starting position. It was a chaotic qualifying for us. That's not what I wanted. “That’s not what we wanted,” said a contrite Vettel.

The mood on the other side was completely different. “That was magic, that was stardust,” said Mercedes Motorsport Director Toto Wolff on RTL about Hamilton’s mega lap, which distanced Verstappen by 0,319 seconds and Vettel by 0,613 seconds: “We have made it our mission to hit back here after difficult years . That was achieved today.”

For Hamilton, who leads the championship, it was the 79th pole of his career and the seventh of the season. His pursuer Vettel is 30 points behind the 33-year-old in the World Cup ranking.

Qualifying in Singapore 1. Lewis Hamilton (Great Britain) – Mercedes 1:36,015 mins. 2. Max Verstappen (Netherlands) – Red Bull +0,319 sec. 3. Sebastian Vettel (Germany) – Ferrari +0,613 4. Valtteri Bottas (Finland) – Mercedes +0,687 5. Kimi Raikkonen (Finland) – Ferrari +0,779 6. Daniel Ricciardo (Australia) – Red Bull +0,981 7. Sergio Perez (Mexico) – Racing Point Force India +1,970 8. Romain Grosjean (France) – Haas +2,305 9. Esteban Ocon (France) – Racing Point Force India +2,350 10. Nico Hülkenberg (Emmerich) – Renault +2,573

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Vettel despairs: Hamilton takes pole in Singapore

Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton starts the Singapore Grand Prix on Sunday (14.10:XNUMX p.m. CEST/RTL) from first place on the grid.

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