Lawson’s Singapore Qualifying Disappointment Amidst Red Bull Seat Battle

Liam Lawson expressed his frustration after a difficult qualifying session for the Singapore Grand Prix, admitting he made things “very difficult for myself” with practice mishaps and crashes. Despite the setbacks, he managed to outqualify Red Bull rival Yuki Tsunoda, who will start 15th.

The two drivers are widely understood to be competing for the same seat at Racing Bulls on the 2026 grid, with Lawson’s teammate isack Hadjar increasingly likely to be promoted to Red Bull’s senior team.

George Russell of Mercedes claimed pole position with a lap time of 1m 29.158s, 0.182s ahead of reigning champion Max Verstappen of Red Bull. Verstappen has yet to win in Singapore.

oscar Piastri of McLaren starts in third, with teammate Lando Norris qualifying fifth. mclaren has the opportunity to secure the constructors’ title this weekend if they finish with a lead of more than 303 points over second place.

Isack Hadjar qualified eighth for Racing Bulls, 0.688s behind russell’s pole time. Lawson’s car required repairs twice in 24 hours, but the mechanics successfully prepared it for the race.