2026 F1 Singapore Grand Prix beginning grid
George Russell’s back-of-the-grid penalty on the Singapore Grand Prix has closely adjusted the beginning line-up at Marina Bay.
Coming into the session, Russell already knew that it doesn’t matter what he did, he could be beginning on the again after Mercedes was pressured to take a brand new energy unit for the Briton after his failure in Sepang final outing within the race.
Finally, Russell was sixth-fastest on the highway in Singapore, however given his penalty, he falls right down to P21 on the grid, with solely Isack Hadjar behind. Everybody behind Russell due to this fact strikes up one place, with the McLarens now sharing the third-row after their crash within the Dash.
The explanation for Hadjar being behind Russell is that the Pink Bull suffered gearbox gremlins in Q1 after an influence unit change after the Dash, leaving Hadjar with no time set in qualifying. Thus, underneath the foundations, as he set a time, Russell is forward of Hadjar.
Elsewhere, Fernando Alonso may but take a penalty after Honda signalled it could change his energy unit after a problem was detected, however it’s unclear whether or not that is from Alonso’s pool or a contemporary unit, which might set off a penalty.
Up entrance, the primary two rows of the grid stay unchanged with Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton hoping to maintain the pole-sitting Max Verstappen trustworthy, as Kimi Antonelli appears to shut in on his first world title from fourth, now holding an 89-point lead over Russell down in twenty first.
NOTE: Grid stays provisional till formally confirmed by the FIA.
