George Russell is the unexpected pole sitter in Singapore, after beating Max Verstappen by 0.182 seconds.
"Mr Saturday" Russell showed why he has that nickname after putting on a dominant display throughout qualifying.
Verstappen showed his frustration at the end of the session by not being able to top the timesheet, after seeming to blame Lando Norris for effecting his final flying lap.
The four-time champion's race engineer, Gianpiero Lambiase, confirmed this over his radio; "You can thank your mate for that. Hard luck."
Norris will start in fifth place for Sunday's race, while his teammate and championship leader Oscar Piastri starts third.
It was a good day for Mercedes all round. Whilst Russell starts first, teammate Kimi Antonelli eased the rising pressure with a fourth fastest time - three tenths of second behind the Brit.
It left team boss Toto Wolff in a good mood, but can the same be said for Ferrari's Fred Vasseur?
A harder day at the office for the Prancing Horses, as Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc will start sixth and seventh respectively.
The pair would've hoped for more, but it seems that the car is still not where the team need it to be.
Rounding out the top ten is Racing Bull's Isack Hadjar in eighth, while Ollie Bearman outqualified Fernando Alonso to sit 9th, with the two-time champion in 10th.
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Russell: "I won't get carried away with pole."
Russell's pole lap set a new record in Singapore, with a time of 1:29:158 - but he recognised that Grand Prix won't be so easy.
He'll be reminded of his crash during the final lap of the 2023 Singapore Grand Prix, which ended his run.
"Singapore hasn't been the kindest to me in the past, that's been through my own doing the majority of the time", he said after the qualifying session.
"I won't get carried away with pole. Of course, it's the best place to start. There's a good pole-side advantage but I like to think I can hold the lead but this guy [Verstappen] is good at race starts and sending it down the inside."
Verstappen said he'll be remembering Norris' impeding, but was still pleased with a second place start. He'll be hoping to continue his win streak and make it a third in a row.
Piastri on the other hand admitted that pole wasn't possible in the McLaren. The Australian will be hoping to keep extending his lead at the top of the championship, after picking up no points in Azerbaijan.
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