Ferrari driver Carlos Sainz claims pole position for F1 Singapore Grand Prix

By Can Erozden

ANKARA (AA) – Ferrari's Spanish driver Carlos Sainz on Saturday took the pole position for Sunday's Formula 1 Singapore Grand Prix.

Sainz, 29, beat Mercedes' British racer George Russell by 0.072 seconds for pole position after the Ferrari driver finished the Q3 in a minute and 30.984 seconds at Marina Bay Street Circuit.

Charles Leclerc, a Ferrari driver from Monaco, was third in Saturday's qualifying session.

Back-to-back champion Max Verstappen from the Netherlands has qualified 11th at the Singapore Grand Prix on Sunday.

The 62-lap Singapore GP on the 4.94-kilometer (3.06-mile) Marina Bay Street Circuit will start at 1200GMT.