sports📡 The GuardianBy Philip CornwallOct 10, 2026👁 3 views

Singapore Formula One Grand Prix: sprint and qualifying – live

10 Oct 202611.18 EDT

And that’s all for today. Here’s Giles Richards’ verdict on a good day for Max Verstappen:

double quotation markIt is another demonstration of how the tranche of recent upgrades have improved the Red Bull. Verstappen took his first pole and win of the season in Malaysia and has followed it with pole for the sprint, the win and a further pole for the GP, with a control that proves how much more comfortable he is with the car and able to exploit it.

His 50th career pole is his first in Singapore, a track where he has yet to win a GP, one of only two, alongside the Madring, on the current calendar where he has yet to take victory.

Join Daniel Harris for tomorrow’s race, which starts at 1pm BST.

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