Lewis Hamilton pulled a rabbit out of the hat with a moment of self-proclaimed “magic” to put his Mercedes on pole position for the Singapore Grand Prix. Less than a fortnight after he produced one of the best victories of his career in Italy, Hamilton delivered one of the laps of his life to stun the opposition at the Marina Bay Street Circuit. The twisty slow-speed track is a venue which is supposed to suit Ferrari, with Hamilton’s championship rival, Sebastian Vettel, having been the favourite to take the glory under the 1,500 floodlights that light up this 3.15-mile circuit. But the German, 30 points behind Hamilton in the championship, could finish only third. Hamilton will be joined on the front row by Red Bull driver Max Verstappen. Hamilton headed into the shoot-out for pole without troubling the top of the order in any of the three practice sessions. He then only scraped through to the second phase of qualifying after finishing 14th in the opening running. Yet, the Englishman somehow ended it all on top – delivering the ‘V’ sign for victory – after finishing three tenths of a second clear of Verstappen, and a mighty six tenths ahead… Read full this story
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