# Motorsport: George Russell claimed pole position for the Singapore Grand Prix, delivering a new lap record at the Marina Bay Street Circuit. The Mercedes driver narrowly outpaced Max Verstappen of the Red Bull team by 0.182 seconds. Title rivals Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris qualified 3rd and 5th, setting up a challenging race for the McLaren pair on the difficult street circuit, where overtaking is notoriously hard. Russell’s pole is only the second for Mercedes this season. His teammate Kimi Antonelli is in fourth. Lewis Hamilton of Ferrari made it to the sixth position.
Motorsport: George Russell in pole position at Singapore Grand Prix