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Hamilton says small wing change left his Ferrari unsettled in Singapore Q3

Archive photograph: Lewis Hamilton · 2025-06-04Archive photo · 2025-06-04 · Picture by Lauren Hurley / No 10 Downing Street · OGL 3

After setting the pace in Q1 and Q2, Hamilton added front wing for Q3 and said his Ferrari became snappy. His best Q3 lap was 0.033 seconds quicker than his Q2 time.

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After setting the pace in Q1 and Q2, Lewis Hamilton thought his Ferrari still had more speed to find in Singapore Grand Prix qualifying. For Q3, he tried adding front wing; Motorsport.com describes the change as a small increase in angle on the front-right flap. Hamilton said the car became snappy afterwards.

His Q3 best of 1:31.496 was 0.033 seconds quicker than his Q2 time of 1:31.529. A quicker lap does not necessarily mean the car felt more settled. Motorsport.com notes that grip can rise as rubber is laid down at a street circuit, making it difficult to separate gains from the setup change from those supplied by the evolving track.

The FIA’s provisional qualifying classification placed Hamilton third, behind Max Verstappen (1:31.373) and Charles Leclerc (1:31.427).

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  3. PRIMARY SOURCEDoc 65 - Provisional Qualifying ClassificationFIA F1 decision documents