{"id":2189705,"date":"2026-10-10T16:26:06","date_gmt":"2026-10-10T13:26:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2189705"},"modified":"2026-10-10T16:26:06","modified_gmt":"2026-10-10T13:26:06","slug":"lewis-hamilton-not-great-enough-as-f1-singapore-gp-pole-gets-away","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2189705","title":{"rendered":"Lewis Hamilton &#8216;not great enough&#8217; as F1 Singapore GP pole gets away"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-10\/xpb_1444154_hires.jpg?width=1600&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9&#8243;]<\/p>\n<article>\n<header id=\"lbs-article\" class=\"article header article-header section layout layout--article-header\">\n<div class=\"col headline\">\n<div>\n<h1>Lewis Hamilton &#8216;not great enough&#8217; as F1 Singapore GP pole gets away<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"summary body\">\n<p>Lewis Hamilton reflects on a missed opportunity to potentially land pole position at the Singapore Grand Prix.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"section two-column\">\n<div class=\"col article-info\">\n<div>\n<address> Lewis Larkam <\/address>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><time datetime=\"2026-10-10T17:26:06+01:00\">10 Oct 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col article-actions\">\n<div class=\"block block-better-social-sharing-buttons block-social-sharing-buttons-block\">\n<div class=\"social-sharing-buttons\"><span class=\"ssb-title\"> Share<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div id=\"lbs-content\" class=\"content wide-two-column-sticky section layout layout--wide-two-column-sticky\">\n<div class=\"col first-column\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<figure> <source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-10\/xpb_1444154_hires.jpg?width=1920&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 1920w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-10\/xpb_1444154_hires.jpg?width=1800&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 1800w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-10\/xpb_1444154_hires.jpg?width=1600&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 1600w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-10\/xpb_1444154_hires.jpg?width=1500&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 1500w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-10\/xpb_1444154_hires.jpg?width=1200&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 1200w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-10\/xpb_1444154_hires.jpg?width=900&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 900w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-10\/xpb_1444154_hires.jpg?width=800&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 800w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-10\/xpb_1444154_hires.jpg?width=600&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 600w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-10\/xpb_1444154_hires.jpg?width=400&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 400w\" sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 710px, (min-width:768px) 62vw, 97vw\" type=\"image\/webp\" \/><figcaption>\n<div>Lewis Hamilton felt pole was within reach in Singapore<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"block block-preferred-source\">\n<aside>\n<div class=\"preferred-source\">\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div>  Prefer Crash.Net on Google <\/div>\n<div> See our stories more often<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"button\">  Add <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"body\">\n<p>Lewis Hamilton has revealed that tweaks made to his Ferrari tipped it over the edge as he missed out on a potential Formula 1 pole position in Singapore Grand Prix qualifying.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Seven-time world champion Hamilton looked the driver to beat in qualifying after going quickest in the first and second parts, but he could not repeat his searing pace when it mattered most during Q3.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Hamilton was seen fighting his Ferrari on both his Q3 runs as he fell 0.123 seconds shy of Max Verstappen\u2019s poletime, and was also pipped to second place by Ferrari team-mate Charles Leclerc who improved at the last.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>A frustrated Hamilton admitted he went too far with the changes he made to his SF-26 in his bid to claim a first F1 pole in over three years.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure> <source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-10\/xpb_1444116_hires.jpg?width=1920&amp;format=webp 1920w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-10\/xpb_1444116_hires.jpg?width=1800&amp;format=webp 1800w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-10\/xpb_1444116_hires.jpg?width=1600&amp;format=webp 1600w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-10\/xpb_1444116_hires.jpg?width=1500&amp;format=webp 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class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cWe made some changes going into qualifying. The car was feeling so much better, and I really felt like she had more in her. So we were just pushing her more and more through the laps and through the sessions,\u201d Hamilton explained.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cQ1 and Q2 were awesome. We got to Q3 and snaps in Turn 1 and 3 put me two tenths down. The rest of the lap was good, and then the last lap, just again struggled with snapping.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo I think there&#8217;s a real fine line with our car where it&#8217;s over the edge or under the limit, and finding that sweet spot is very, very difficult. I think I probably had it in the first two [parts of qualifying].<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut you have to look for the progress of the track, the grip coming up, and so you have to kind of react to that. In hindsight, maybe I shouldn&#8217;t have. So it wasn&#8217;t great enough for myself.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Hamilton put the \u2018snappiness\u2019 of his Ferrari down to balance, having described the team\u2019s 2026 challenger as having a narrow optimum performance window.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<figure> <source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-10\/xpb_1444054_hires.jpg?width=1920&amp;format=webp 1920w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-10\/xpb_1444054_hires.jpg?width=1800&amp;format=webp 1800w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-10\/xpb_1444054_hires.jpg?width=1600&amp;format=webp 1600w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-10\/xpb_1444054_hires.jpg?width=1500&amp;format=webp 1500w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-10\/xpb_1444054_hires.jpg?width=1200&amp;format=webp 1200w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-10\/xpb_1444054_hires.jpg?width=900&amp;format=webp 900w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-10\/xpb_1444054_hires.jpg?width=800&amp;format=webp 800w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-10\/xpb_1444054_hires.jpg?width=600&amp;format=webp 600w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-10\/xpb_1444054_hires.jpg?width=400&amp;format=webp 400w\" sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 710px, (min-width:768px) 62vw, 97vw\" type=\"image\/webp\" \/><figcaption>\n<div>Lewis Hamilton had to settle for third place<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI think it&#8217;s just balance. The car felt good. I think my team, the engineers, did a fantastic job, as well as the mechanics, between the sessions,\u201d he added.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think the car felt amazing in Q1 and Q2, and when I finished the laps, I was like, &#8220;She&#8217;s got more in her.&#8221; And the only way in order to try and extract that is to try and add wing. And in doing so, I think it just tipped it over the edge.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"ins-related_content dsp-related_content_in_article\">\n<h2>Read Also<\/h2>\n<div class=\"related-content-in-body js-view-dom-id-a2e1a37a8e437f8a51073be1b3214deacbefe5c71611abeada2b60e6789288a5\">\n<div class=\"item-list\">\n<ul>\n<li>F1 Singapore Grand Prix starting grid after George Russell penalty<\/li>\n<li>Max Verstappen edges two Ferraris to Singapore GP pole<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cIt was only like one hole or something like that, but it was just on the knife point, and after that then the car was just snappy, and none of the laps in Q3 are any good. So, I&#8217;m grateful to be third, to be honest, given that those laps weren&#8217;t very good.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Hamilton has reason to be optimistic after he gained three positions off the line in Saturday\u2019s sprint race, though he acknowledged a repeat of his brilliant start will be difficult if it is dry for the grand prix.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cThe right side is hopefully a little bit better to start on,\u201d Hamilton said. \u201cIt&#8217;s obviously a short start, so the start that I had was obviously in the wet, so it&#8217;s much different when it&#8217;s dry. And I think tomorrow is dry.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt&#8217;d be very hard for us to beat Max tomorrow, but there&#8217;s two Ferraris there, and I think we can hopefully, you know, there might be opportunities for us to work together to try and apply the pressure.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey&#8217;re very, very quick, but I think we have the car in a good place that hopefully we can at least hold on.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block block-campaign-monitor\">\n<h2>Sign up for the Crash F1 Newsletter<\/h2>\n<div class=\"extra-info js-form-wrapper form-wrapper\" data-drupal-selector=\"edit-legal\" id=\"edit-legal--2\">\n<p>Your information will be used in accordance with our Privacy Policy.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"block block-field-keywords block-layout-builder\">\n<h2>Tags:<\/h2>\n<div class=\"field_keywords\">F1<\/div>\n<div class=\"field_keywords\">Lewis Hamilton<\/div>\n<div class=\"field_keywords\">Ferrari<\/div>\n<div class=\"field_keywords\">Charles Leclerc<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"block block-next-prev\">\n<div class=\"next-prev-pager contextual-region\">\n<div class=\"items\">\n<div class=\"item prev\">\n<h3> Previous <span>Article<\/span><\/h3>\n<div class=\"card card_plain\">\n<div class=\"content\"> Mercedes offers fresh judgement on upgrade after Singapore GP qualifying <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"item next\">\n<h3> Next <span>Article<\/span><\/h3>\n<div class=\"card card_plain\">\n<div class=\"content\"> Isack Hadjar fumes amid Singapore GP nightmare: \u201cEverything is breaking apart\u201d <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-author-block block block-configurable-views-block\">\n<div class=\"author-view grid-view js-view-dom-id-73b80a7a65a072eb23bf36304e18cacd42e002e5e7bd1e584ec28fc1892221c9\">\n<div class=\"card user default\">\n<div class=\"image\"> <source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/pictures\/1bc46a82-ac76-40ea-9cf5-d309b802b0ef_1.jpeg?height=270&amp;format=webp 270w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/pictures\/1bc46a82-ac76-40ea-9cf5-d309b802b0ef_1.jpeg?height=180&amp;format=webp 180w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/pictures\/1bc46a82-ac76-40ea-9cf5-d309b802b0ef_1.jpeg?height=90&amp;format=webp 90w\" sizes=\"100px\" type=\"image\/webp\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"header\">\n<div class=\"text\">\n<div class=\"name\">Lewis Larkam<\/div>\n<div class=\"role\">F1 Editor<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"desc\">\n<p>Lewis regularly attends Grands Prix for Crash.net around the world. 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180w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-10\/xpb_1443876_hires.jpg?height=90&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=1:1 90w\" sizes=\"100px\" type=\"image\/webp\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"summary body\">\n<p>Lewis Hamilton reflects on a missed opportunity to potentially land pole position at the Singapore Grand Prix.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"body\">\n<p>Lewis Hamilton has revealed that tweaks made to his Ferrari tipped it over the edge as he missed out on a potential Formula 1 pole position in Singapore Grand Prix qualifying.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Seven-time world champion Hamilton looked the driver to beat in qualifying after going quickest in the first and second parts, but he could not repeat his searing pace when it mattered most during Q3.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Hamilton was seen fighting his Ferrari on both his Q3 runs as he fell 0.123 seconds shy of Max Verstappen\u2019s poletime, and was also pipped to second place by Ferrari team-mate Charles Leclerc who improved at the last.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>A frustrated Hamilton admitted he went too far with the changes he made to his SF-26 in his bid to claim a first F1 pole in over three years.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure> <source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-10\/xpb_1444116_hires.jpg?width=1920&amp;format=webp 1920w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-10\/xpb_1444116_hires.jpg?width=1800&amp;format=webp 1800w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-10\/xpb_1444116_hires.jpg?width=1600&amp;format=webp 1600w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-10\/xpb_1444116_hires.jpg?width=1500&amp;format=webp 1500w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-10\/xpb_1444116_hires.jpg?width=1200&amp;format=webp 1200w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-10\/xpb_1444116_hires.jpg?width=900&amp;format=webp 900w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-10\/xpb_1444116_hires.jpg?width=800&amp;format=webp 800w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-10\/xpb_1444116_hires.jpg?width=600&amp;format=webp 600w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-10\/xpb_1444116_hires.jpg?width=400&amp;format=webp 400w\" sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 710px, (min-width:768px) 62vw, 97vw\" type=\"image\/webp\" \/><figcaption>\n<div>Changes made Lewis Hamilton&#8217;s Ferrari snappy<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cWe made some changes going into qualifying. The car was feeling so much better, and I really felt like she had more in her. So we were just pushing her more and more through the laps and through the sessions,\u201d Hamilton explained.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cQ1 and Q2 were awesome. We got to Q3 and snaps in Turn 1 and 3 put me two tenths down. The rest of the lap was good, and then the last lap, just again struggled with snapping.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo I think there&#8217;s a real fine line with our car where it&#8217;s over the edge or under the limit, and finding that sweet spot is very, very difficult. I think I probably had it in the first two [parts of qualifying].<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut you have to look for the progress of the track, the grip coming up, and so you have to kind of react to that. In hindsight, maybe I shouldn&#8217;t have. So it wasn&#8217;t great enough for myself.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Hamilton put the \u2018snappiness\u2019 of his Ferrari down to balance, having described the team\u2019s 2026 challenger as having a narrow optimum performance window.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<figure> <source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-10\/xpb_1444054_hires.jpg?width=1920&amp;format=webp 1920w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-10\/xpb_1444054_hires.jpg?width=1800&amp;format=webp 1800w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-10\/xpb_1444054_hires.jpg?width=1600&amp;format=webp 1600w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-10\/xpb_1444054_hires.jpg?width=1500&amp;format=webp 1500w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-10\/xpb_1444054_hires.jpg?width=1200&amp;format=webp 1200w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-10\/xpb_1444054_hires.jpg?width=900&amp;format=webp 900w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-10\/xpb_1444054_hires.jpg?width=800&amp;format=webp 800w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-10\/xpb_1444054_hires.jpg?width=600&amp;format=webp 600w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-10\/xpb_1444054_hires.jpg?width=400&amp;format=webp 400w\" sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 710px, (min-width:768px) 62vw, 97vw\" type=\"image\/webp\" \/><figcaption>\n<div>Lewis Hamilton had to settle for third place<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI think it&#8217;s just balance. The car felt good. I think my team, the engineers, did a fantastic job, as well as the mechanics, between the sessions,\u201d he added.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think the car felt amazing in Q1 and Q2, and when I finished the laps, I was like, &#8220;She&#8217;s got more in her.&#8221; And the only way in order to try and extract that is to try and add wing. And in doing so, I think it just tipped it over the edge.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"ins-related_content dsp-related_content_in_article\">\n<h2>Read Also<\/h2>\n<div class=\"related-content-in-body js-view-dom-id-a2e1a37a8e437f8a51073be1b3214deacbefe5c71611abeada2b60e6789288a5\">\n<div class=\"item-list\">\n<ul>\n<li>F1 Singapore Grand Prix starting grid after George Russell penalty<\/li>\n<li>Max Verstappen edges two Ferraris to Singapore GP pole<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cIt was only like one hole or something like that, but it was just on the knife point, and after that then the car was just snappy, and none of the laps in Q3 are any good. So, I&#8217;m grateful to be third, to be honest, given that those laps weren&#8217;t very good.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Hamilton has reason to be optimistic after he gained three positions off the line in Saturday\u2019s sprint race, though he acknowledged a repeat of his brilliant start will be difficult if it is dry for the grand prix.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cThe right side is hopefully a little bit better to start on,\u201d Hamilton said. \u201cIt&#8217;s obviously a short start, so the start that I had was obviously in the wet, so it&#8217;s much different when it&#8217;s dry. And I think tomorrow is dry.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt&#8217;d be very hard for us to beat Max tomorrow, but there&#8217;s two Ferraris there, and I think we can hopefully, you know, there might be opportunities for us to work together to try and apply the pressure.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey&#8217;re very, very quick, but I think we have the car in a good place that hopefully we can at least hold on.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block block-campaign-monitor\">\n<h2>Sign up for the Crash F1 Newsletter<\/h2>\n<div class=\"extra-info js-form-wrapper form-wrapper\" data-drupal-selector=\"edit-legal\" id=\"edit-legal--2\">\n<p>Your information will be used in accordance with our Privacy Policy.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"body\">\n<p>Lewis Hamilton has revealed that tweaks made to his Ferrari tipped it over the edge as he missed out on a potential Formula 1 pole position in Singapore Grand Prix qualifying.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Seven-time world champion Hamilton looked the driver to beat in qualifying after going quickest in the first and second parts, but he could not repeat his searing pace when it mattered most during Q3.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Hamilton was seen fighting his Ferrari on both his Q3 runs as he fell 0.123 seconds shy of Max Verstappen\u2019s poletime, and was also pipped to second place by Ferrari team-mate Charles Leclerc who improved at the last.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>A frustrated Hamilton admitted he went too far with the changes he made to his SF-26 in his bid to claim a first F1 pole in over three years.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure> <source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-10\/xpb_1444116_hires.jpg?width=1920&amp;format=webp 1920w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-10\/xpb_1444116_hires.jpg?width=1800&amp;format=webp 1800w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-10\/xpb_1444116_hires.jpg?width=1600&amp;format=webp 1600w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-10\/xpb_1444116_hires.jpg?width=1500&amp;format=webp 1500w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-10\/xpb_1444116_hires.jpg?width=1200&amp;format=webp 1200w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-10\/xpb_1444116_hires.jpg?width=900&amp;format=webp 900w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-10\/xpb_1444116_hires.jpg?width=800&amp;format=webp 800w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-10\/xpb_1444116_hires.jpg?width=600&amp;format=webp 600w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-10\/xpb_1444116_hires.jpg?width=400&amp;format=webp 400w\" sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 710px, (min-width:768px) 62vw, 97vw\" type=\"image\/webp\" \/><figcaption>\n<div>Changes made Lewis Hamilton&#8217;s Ferrari snappy<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cWe made some changes going into qualifying. The car was feeling so much better, and I really felt like she had more in her. So we were just pushing her more and more through the laps and through the sessions,\u201d Hamilton explained.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cQ1 and Q2 were awesome. We got to Q3 and snaps in Turn 1 and 3 put me two tenths down. The rest of the lap was good, and then the last lap, just again struggled with snapping.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo I think there&#8217;s a real fine line with our car where it&#8217;s over the edge or under the limit, and finding that sweet spot is very, very difficult. I think I probably had it in the first two [parts of qualifying].<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut you have to look for the progress of the track, the grip coming up, and so you have to kind of react to that. In hindsight, maybe I shouldn&#8217;t have. So it wasn&#8217;t great enough for myself.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Hamilton put the \u2018snappiness\u2019 of his Ferrari down to balance, having described the team\u2019s 2026 challenger as having a narrow optimum performance window.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<figure> <source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-10\/xpb_1444054_hires.jpg?width=1920&amp;format=webp 1920w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-10\/xpb_1444054_hires.jpg?width=1800&amp;format=webp 1800w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-10\/xpb_1444054_hires.jpg?width=1600&amp;format=webp 1600w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-10\/xpb_1444054_hires.jpg?width=1500&amp;format=webp 1500w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-10\/xpb_1444054_hires.jpg?width=1200&amp;format=webp 1200w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-10\/xpb_1444054_hires.jpg?width=900&amp;format=webp 900w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-10\/xpb_1444054_hires.jpg?width=800&amp;format=webp 800w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-10\/xpb_1444054_hires.jpg?width=600&amp;format=webp 600w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-10\/xpb_1444054_hires.jpg?width=400&amp;format=webp 400w\" sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 710px, (min-width:768px) 62vw, 97vw\" type=\"image\/webp\" \/><figcaption>\n<div>Lewis Hamilton had to settle for third place<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI think it&#8217;s just balance. The car felt good. I think my team, the engineers, did a fantastic job, as well as the mechanics, between the sessions,\u201d he added.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think the car felt amazing in Q1 and Q2, and when I finished the laps, I was like, &#8220;She&#8217;s got more in her.&#8221; And the only way in order to try and extract that is to try and add wing. And in doing so, I think it just tipped it over the edge.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"ins-related_content dsp-related_content_in_article\">\n<h2>Read Also<\/h2>\n<div class=\"related-content-in-body js-view-dom-id-a2e1a37a8e437f8a51073be1b3214deacbefe5c71611abeada2b60e6789288a5\">\n<div class=\"item-list\">\n<ul>\n<li>F1 Singapore Grand Prix starting grid after George Russell penalty<\/li>\n<li>Max Verstappen edges two Ferraris to Singapore GP pole<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cIt was only like one hole or something like that, but it was just on the knife point, and after that then the car was just snappy, and none of the laps in Q3 are any good. So, I&#8217;m grateful to be third, to be honest, given that those laps weren&#8217;t very good.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Hamilton has reason to be optimistic after he gained three positions off the line in Saturday\u2019s sprint race, though he acknowledged a repeat of his brilliant start will be difficult if it is dry for the grand prix.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cThe right side is hopefully a little bit better to start on,\u201d Hamilton said. \u201cIt&#8217;s obviously a short start, so the start that I had was obviously in the wet, so it&#8217;s much different when it&#8217;s dry. And I think tomorrow is dry.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt&#8217;d be very hard for us to beat Max tomorrow, but there&#8217;s two Ferraris there, and I think we can hopefully, you know, there might be opportunities for us to work together to try and apply the pressure.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey&#8217;re very, very quick, but I think we have the car in a good place that hopefully we can at least hold on.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block block-campaign-monitor\">\n<h2>Sign up for the Crash F1 Newsletter<\/h2>\n<div class=\"extra-info js-form-wrapper form-wrapper\" data-drupal-selector=\"edit-legal\" id=\"edit-legal--2\">\n<p>Your information will be used in accordance with our Privacy Policy.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;http:\/\/crash.net\/f1\/news\/1107192\/1\/lewis-hamilton-not-great-enough-f1-singapore-gp-pole-gets-away&#8221;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-10\/xpb_1444154_hires.jpg?width=1600&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9&#8243;] Lewis Hamilton &#8216;not great enough&#8217; as F1 Singapore GP pole gets away Lewis Hamilton reflects on a missed opportunity to potentially land pole position at the Singapore Grand Prix. 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