After a season of utter domination for Max Verstappen and Red Bull, when the wheels finally came off the juggernaut in qualifying for the Singapore Grand Prix it was to striking effect, prompting equal measures of fury and consternation.
Carlos Sainz claimed pole at the Marina Bay circuit for Ferrari with a mighty lap between the walls, the Spaniard well and truly hooked up for his second pole in a row. Verstappen and Red Bull, in contrast, were flailing, impotent with a recalcitrant car lacking the balance and grip that has defined it as the class of the field this season.
