Given how strong Ferrari was in Monaco, this was a track that most anticipated would suit the SF-24 car. Leclerc and teammate Sainz, who won in Singapore last year, showed flashes of pace through practice, only to end up ninth and 10th on the grid for lights out on Sunday.

Lando Norris put McLaren on pole position for the Singapore Grand Prix with Red Bull's Formula One championship leader Max Verstappen joining his closest title rival on the front row in a dramatic Saturday session.

Lando Norris stormed to the quickest lap by almost half a second in Saturday's final practice for the Singapore Grand Prix as under-pressure championship leader Max Verstappen finally found some pace.