"George Russell took a surprise pole position for Mercedes at the Singapore Grand Prix ahead of Red Bull's Max Verstappen in second and championship leader Oscar Piastri in third."
"It was Russell's first pole position since the Canadian Grand Prix earlier this year -- which he went on to win -- and he held a comfortable margin of 0.182 seconds over Verstappen's Red Bull."
"Piastri qualifying behind Verstappen and Norris only managing fifth on the grid adds to the narrative that Verstappen has a shot at hauling in the McLaren drivers in the drivers' standings over the remaining races."
George Russell took pole position for Mercedes at the Singapore Grand Prix, with Max Verstappen's Red Bull second and Oscar Piastri third. Russell's pole was his first since the Canadian Grand Prix this year, and he led Verstappen by 0.182 seconds. Verstappen aborted his final qualifying attempt after encountering Lando Norris' McLaren on a slow lap in the final sector. Lando Norris qualified fifth, which, combined with Piastri third, frames Verstappen as having a chance to close the points gap. Verstappen has won the past two races. Verstappen trails championship leader Piastri by 69 points heading into the remaining rounds.
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