McLaren Racing heads into the Singapore Grand Prix as Formula 1’s hot new darlings and the team that just may be the ones to finally dethrone Red Bull and Max Verstappen

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.

Oscar Piastri’s win last week at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix put McLaren top in the teams’ standings — the key to F1’s lavish prize money — but teammate Norris only took a small bite out of Verstappen’s lead.

Verstappen is not upbeat about Red Bull's chances ahead of the Singapore GP, though he hopes for better fortunes than last year

Lando Norris put McLaren on pole position for the Singapore Grand Prix on Saturday with Red Bull rival and Formula One championship leader Max Verstappen lining up alongside on the front row.

With its high heat and humidity, the Singapore Grand Prix is one of the toughest races of the year for both car and driver.

Lando Norris and Max Verstappen will start on the front row after Carlos Sainz's Q3 crash set up a last-minute dash to capture the best lap.

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 has edged ahead of his title rival Max Verstappen to start on pole position for the Singapore Grand Prix