Lewis Hamilton was left s🌞urprised by Ferrari's pace during Formula 1 qualifying for the Singapore Grand Prix after𝔍 seeing title rival Sebastian Vettel storm to his second pole position of the year.

After a quiet Friday🤡, Ferrari appeared to trail Red Bull for pace in Singapore, only for Vettel to come roaring back in the final stage of qualifying and eventཧually finish three-tenths of a second clear of the field.

Hamilton had a difficult qualifying,ꦬ finishing down in fifth behind bo📖th Ferrari and Red Bull drivers for Mercedes, but always expected to struggle in Singapore.

"Well we knew that we would come here and it would be difficult. I think every year we’ve come here🤡 it’s been relatively difficult for us generally, but we knew today would be tough," Hamilton said.

"We definitely didn’t anticipate F🦩ꦦerrari would be as strong as they were, I thought Red Bull would be as quick as they were but we remained hopeful.

"I got everything I could out of the car. I got everything and more, I literally threw the sink at it. I squeezed every bit out of it."
 
Heading into Sunday's race, Hamil🍃ton was uneasy about his chances of fighting back and protecting hi♈s three-point lead at the top of the drivers' championship, with the lack of overtaking opportunities concerning him.

"This is 🌼a crap track for overtaking so it’s usually just a long, long train. So it’s going to be difficult," Hamilton said.

"The start is an opportunity, strateg😼y, Safety Car, who knows, but tomorrow we’re just going 🥃to have to play the long game.

"It’s a marathon, not a sprint, so we’ll try and take that 🐟method into tomorrow."