Overview

• George Russell set a Marina Bay qualifying record to take pole, with Max Verstappen second and Oscar Piastri third.
• Post‑session checks found the Williams rear wing exceeded the 85 mm adjustable limit, deleting Alexander Albon and Carlos Sainz’s times and sending them to the back.
• Gabriel Bortoleto said a late yellow from Pierre Gasly’s crash ruined his lap; after the Williams penalties he moves up to start 14th.
• Verstappen said Lando Norris impeded his final run, a claim Norris rejected as unfounded.
• Beyond F1, Marco Bezzecchi took MotoGP pole and won the Mandalika Sprint, Diogo Moreira earned Moto2 pole, and José Antonio Rueda won the Indonesian Moto3 race to clinch the world title; Lia Block claimed her first F1 Academy victory in Singapore.