Lewis Hamilton takes pole for Singapore GP, Max Verstappen 2nd

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Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton took a brilliant pole position for the Singapore Grand Prix ahead of Red Bull's Max Verstappen under floodlights on Saturday.

Hamilton produced something special to set a blistering time and secure a record-extending 79th pole position in Formula One and a 200th for a British driver.

Verstappen drove impressively but the 20-year-old Dutchman missed out on being the youngest ever driver to secure pole. He also started from second last year.

Ferrari looked strong in practice on the sinewy 5-kilometre (3.1-mile) Marina Bay track.

But when it counted, Vettel could not find the pace and qualified third with his teammate Kimi Raikkonen fifth behind the Mercedes of Valtteri Bottas.

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