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Carlos Sainz will start in pole position for the Singapore Grand Prix after a dramatic qualifying session which saw Max Verstappen eliminated in Q2.

Sainz will start ahead of George Russell (Mercedes) and Ferrari team-mate Charles Leclerc in Sunday’s race after the one-hour qualifying session on Saturday, which is split into three segments with five cars each being knocked out in Q1 and Q2 before the top-10 shootout of Q3.

A brace of 1-2 results in Singapore Grand Prix practice capped off a strong Friday for Ferrari, as both Red Bull drivers uncharacteristically struggled with their Formula 1 cars' handling.

Ferrari dominates 2nd practice in Singapore: Carlos Sainz quickest, Charles Leclerc 2nd, Max Verstappen 8th. Red Bulls have won all 14 grands prix this season, but struggled in Singapore. George Russell 3rd in Mercedes, Alonso 4th in Aston Martin, Hamilton 5th & Norris 6th in McLaren.

The Brazilian’s legal action over the 2008 world championship has prompted the Mercedes chief to hint that the outcome in 2021 could also be challenged

Following the Italian Grand Prix in which Perez finished second to team-mate Max Verstappen, Marko suggested the Mexican driver's inconsistent form was due to his ethnicity.

Red Bull headed to Singapore undefeated this season, with the twisty and bumpy street circuit touted as the team's biggest obstacle towards taking an unprecedented clean sweep of race wins in 2023.

Following the Italian Grand Prix in which Perez finished second to team-mate Max Verstappen, Marko suggested the Mexican driver’s inconsistent form was due to his ethnicity.

His Ferrari team-mate Charles Leclerc was quickest in the daylight of Free Practice 1, before Sainz set the fastest time of the day under the lights in FP2 at 1m32.120s, 0.018s quicker than Leclerc and George Russell (Mercedes).