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Charles Leclerc grabs Singapore Grand Prix pole with Max Verstappen forced to settle for eighth

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Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc took pole position for the Singapore Grand Prix with runaway championship leader Max Verstappen only eighth.In drying conditions, Verstappen, who has his first shot of securing back-to-back titles here, appeared to be on course to take pole with his final throw of the dice.But the Red Bull driver was under instruction from his team to abort his final lap, and he will start Sunday's race way down the order.Sergio Perez took second in the other Red Bull, with Lewis Hamilton third.Verstappen will be crowned champion if he wins and sets the fastest lap on Sunday, and team-mate Perez and Ferrari's Leclerc finish lower than fourth and eighth respectively.But the Dutch driver, who holds a 116-point lead, faces an improbable task of taking the championship under the lights of the Marina Bay Circuit given his lowly grid slot.Hamilton missed out on pole by just 0.054 seconds but the seven-time world champion is set to face further action from the stewards for taking part in qualifying with his nose stud in.Hamilton wore the offending item of jewellery during practice and was summoned to see the stewards ahead of qualifying.But the 37-year-old could be seen wearing the piercing as he conducted his post-qualifying interview moments after stepping out of his Mercedes.Ferrari's Carlos Sainz qualified fourth for Ferrari, one place ahead of Fernando Alonso.

Lando Norris was sixth for McLaren.It was a Saturday to forget for George Russell after he was eliminated from Q2.The Englishman has enjoyed an impressive opening season as Hamilton's team-mate at Mercedes, finishing in the top five at every race he has completed.But Russell will struggle to keep that impressive record intact after qualifying only 11th.

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It’s a matter of when rather than if Max Verstappen will win the 2022 Formula 1 World Championship as the Dutchman is on the verge to make it back-to-back titles at this weekend’s Japanese Grand Prix. He had his first opportunity to wrap up the championship at the Singapore Grand Prix, but he had a disappointing race after misjudging an overtake on Lando Norris which saw him drop to the back before he recovered to seventh place. Ad Only Charles Leclerc and Sergio Perez can stop Verstappen from winning the title, as they trail him by 104 and 106 points respectively with a possible 138 points left from the five remaining events.
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Sergio Perez won a rain-affected Singapore Grand Prix on Sunday meaning his Red Bull teammate Max Verstappen, who finished seventh, must wait at least another week to retain his Formula One world championship. The Mexican took the chequered flag 7.5sec ahead of the Ferrari of Charles Leclerc, whose teammate Carlos Sainz was third in the night race that started more than an hour late because of a storm.

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