Friday 9 October 2026 15:04, UK Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player Lewis Hamilton accuses Max Verstappen of overtaking under a yellow flag in Sprint Qualifying at the Singapore Grand Prix Fresh from finally winning Red Bull’s first race of the season from their first pole last week in Malaysia, Verstappen needed just a single flying lap at the end of SQ3 to claim pole by just over a tenth of a second from Mercedes’ George Russell. But championship leader Kimi Antonelli was only seventh in the other Mercedes, the one featuring their problematic upgrade introduced last week in Malaysia. Russell, who will serve a grid penalty in Sunday’s main Grand Prix, has their older specification car and qualified half a second ahead of the newer one. Singapore GP: Sprint weekend schedule and how to watchF1 2026 Calendar | F1 2026 Standings | F1 Gossip ColumnDownload the Sky Sports app for expert analysis, best video & more📱Not got Sky?
Latest Sky Sports deals or stream F1 with no contract 📺Verstappen will head to the stewards for an incident in SQ1 when he overtook Hamilton when yellow flags were showing for debris on the track after Cadillac’s Sergio Perez had hit the barriers. Verstappen said over the radio he had let the Ferrari back through, but passing is forbidden in yellow-flag zones.Ferrari had looked to be the team to beat heading into SQ3 and Charles Leclerc held provisional pole after his first lap but the Monegasque was shuffled back to third place in the end. Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player Watch Verstappen claim Sprint pole! Hamilton had also looked a pole contender but ended up sixth behind the McLaren duo of Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris in fourth and fifth respectively.
The start of SQ2 had been delayed due to a timings issue that meant some of the final lap times of SQ1 were not initially registered before the definitive final order was confirmed and qualifying resumed.More to follow…Sky Sports F1’s live Singapore GP Sprint weekend schedule Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player Look back at some of the most dramatic moments to have taken place at the Singapore Grand Prix Saturday October 109am: Singapore GP Sprint build-up*10am: Singapore GP SPRINT*1pm: Singapore Grand Prix Qualifying build-up2pm: SINGAPORE GP QUALIFYING*4pm: Ted’s Qualifying NotebookSunday October 1111.30am: Grand Prix Sunday: Singapore GP build-up1pm: THE SINGAPORE GRAND PRIX3pm: Chequered Flag: Singapore GP reaction4pm: Ted’s Notebook*also on Sky Sports Main EventFormula 1 is in Singapore for the last Sprint weekend of the season with Sunday’s Grand Prix at 1pm (build-up from 11.30am) live on Sky Sports F1. Stream Sky Sports with NOW – no contract, cancel anytime
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