Ferrari suffered a major setback in Q3 at the Singapore GP with Carlos Sainz hitting the wall before setting a lap time and Charles Leclerc finishing qualifying in the same way, but with an undamaged car.

Fernando Alonso has claimed that Ferrari retained the fastest car and the pace to win the Formula 1 Singapore Grand

Norris, who trails Verstappen by 59 points in the championship, beat his rival by 0.203s as Q3 all came down to one lap due to a crash from Ferrari's Carlos Sainz at the final corner.

Lando Norris versus Max Verstappen. McLaren versus Red Bull. The season-long narrative of two close friends becoming F1 rivals has morphed into a proper title fight between both drivers and their teams. Today, with both on the front row of the Singapore Grand Prix, the Formula One championship races retake center stage.

McLaren’s Norris completed his third career win to cut into Red Bull driver Verstappen’s lead on top of the F1 table.

Lando Norris ends unwanted F1 record with statement Singapore GP victory - Norris took the chequered flag 20.9 seconds clear of Red Bull’s Verstappen to close the gap in the standings