Carlos Sainz Jr.

Sainz made good on the promise shown by Ferrari all weekend to take a dramatic pole position in Singapore. Already on provisional pole, the Spaniard improved on his final run to narrowly beat rival George Russell and team mate Charles Leclerc to seal a P1 start, Formula1.com reports.

Ferrari made it a clean sweep of all practice sessions as Sainz set the pace in a busy FP3, narrowly leading rivals George Russell and Lando Norris as the teams put the finishing touches on their preparations ahead of qualifying, Formula1.com reports.

It was a Ferrari clean sweep on the opening day of running in Singapore, as Sainz led the way in the second practice session at Marina Bay, narrowly topping the timesheets ahead of his team mate Charles Leclerc and rival George Russell, Formula1.com reports.

Sainz finished third in the Italian Grand Prix Formula 1 race at the Monza Circuit on Sunday.

Sainz came out on top at the end of a thrilling qualifying hour for the Italian Grand Prix as the Ferrari driver narrowly got the better of Red Bull's Max Verstappen and team mate Charles Leclerc to secure his first pole position of the season, Formula1.com reports.