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Hamilton says Ferrari’s Q3 wing change hurt his Singapore qualifying pace
Lewis Hamilton qualified third for the 2026 Singapore Grand Prix at Marina Bay.
He had been quick in the first two qualifying sessions, but struggled in Q3.
Hamilton said Ferrari added a small amount of wing to try to improve the car’s performance.
The change made the car unstable, and he lost time with sudden movements in Turns 1 and 3.
He described the car as difficult to balance, with only a narrow margin between being fast and becoming hard to control.
Max Verstappen took pole, with Hamilton’s Ferrari teammate Charles Leclerc also ahead of him.
The race was due to take place on Sunday, and Hamilton said starting from the right side of the grid might help.
Lewis Hamilton said a Ferrari wing adjustment hurt his pace in Q3 qualifying for the 2026 Singapore Grand Prix.
He said the car felt strong in Q1 and Q2 before becoming snappy after the change.
Hamilton qualified third, behind Max Verstappen and Ferrari team-mate Charles Leclerc.
He said the adjustment was intended to extract more performance but pushed the car beyond its sweet spot.
- Who
- Lewis Hamilton and Ferrari.
- What
- Hamilton said adding wing before Q3 made his car snappy and hurt his qualifying pace.
- When
- Saturday, during qualifying for the 2026 Singapore Grand Prix.
- Where
- Marina Bay circuit, Singapore.
- Why
- Ferrari added wing to try to extract more performance, but Hamilton said the change tipped the car over the edge.
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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.
Q1 and Q2 were awesome.
after that then the car was just snappy, and none of the laps in Q3 are any good.
Hamilton said the car felt strong in the first two qualifying sessions.
Hamilton said the added wing made the car snappy and hurt his laps.
Hamilton finished third on the grid behind Max Verstappen and Charles Leclerc.
- Grid position
- Third
- Race
- 2026 Singapore Grand Prix
- Qualifying circuit
- Marina Bay
- Adjustment
- Ferrari added wing before Q3
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