Hamilton storms to pole in Singapore

Championship leader Lewis Hamilton stormed to pole position for the Singapore Grand Prix on Saturday, the Mercedes driver lapping the Marina Bay Street Circuit in 1:36.015 to edge out Max Verstappen in a Red Bull.

Hamilton, 30 points clear of Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel with seven rounds remaining, secured a record-extending 79th pole position of his career as his main title rival could manage an only third place on the grid, 0.613 seconds behind.