The Latest Breaking News from Lance Stroll

Aston came flying out of the gates in Bahrain, with its lead driver Fernando Alonso racking up five podiums in the first six races.

A surge in competitiveness by McLaren since a mid-season upgrade has left the Woking-based squad just 49 points behind Aston Martin in the fight for fourth place in the constructors' championship.

The championship leader routed the rest of the field with his initial 1m29.012s, which would have been good enough for pole on its own, but a second lap yielded further improvements and he found over a tenth to secure a 1m28.877s.

Verstappen will start ahead of the McLarens of Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris in Sunday’s race after the one-hour qualifying session, which is split into three segments with five cars each being knocked out in Q1 and Q2 before the top-10 shootout of Q3.

The Dutchman punched in a 1m30.688s to stand atop the timing boards, having been bumped off the top following his opening run on soft tyres as the rest of the front-running pack waited until later to clock their first times on softs.

Stroll felt as though his final flying lap in Q1 had been heavily disrupted by poor tyre preparation, traffic and dirty air. That prompted the Canadian to 'send it' into the final corners at Marina Bay.

Lance Stroll will not race in the Singapore Grand Prix after a heavy crash in qualifying left him sore. He was able to walk away but the team face a huge job repairing the car. Stroll will focus on recovering for the Japanese Grand Prix next week.

F1: Carlos Sainz Jr. wins Singapore GP for Ferrari, ending Red Bull's winning streak; Max Verstappen increases championship lead. Sainz wins thrilling Singapore GP for Ferrari, ending Red Bull's record-breaking winning streak. Norris and Hamilton finish 2nd and 3rd as Verstappen increases championship lead to 151 points.

Carlos Sainz held on from pole to win a gripping race on Singapore’s street circuit, holding off Lando Norris and Lewis Hamilton to end Max Verstappen’s winning run