Vettel to start from fourth Singapore pole; Hamilton in fifth
Red Bulls of Verstappen and Ricciardo will line up second and third
Eliminated Q2: Palmer, Perez, Kvyat, Ocon, Grosjean
Eliminated Q1: Magnussen, Massa, Stroll, Wehrlein, Ericsson
Mercedes' Hamilton leads Ferrari's Vettel by three points in title race
Tom Clarkson
BBC Radio 5 live commentator
I think all three teams are in contention and I still think Vettel can win it this weekend. The pace is there, he's just got to unleash it.
Although, I think Red Bull, rightfully, will be feeling confident coming into this one.
The top-10 shootout begins.
This will be a good one...
Fernando Alonso is told he is safely into Q3.
"Good, there is a lot more to come," comes the determined reply.
Mercedes languishing in fifth (Hamilton) and eighth (Bottas) in that session. Have they got anything in reserve here or is it all going to come down to a straight fight between Red Bull and Ferrari?
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Progressing to top-10 shootout: Verstappen, Ricciardo, Raikkonen, Vettel, Hamilton, Vandoorne, Hulkenberg, Bottas, Alonso, Sainz
Eliminated: Palmer, Perez, Kvyat, Ocon, Grosjean
So that improvement for Alonso was the only major change there.
The Spaniard's better lap sees Palmer exit in Q2.
Perez aborts his lap. He's out
"Oh my God. What did you guys do with the tyres?! No grip at all," he says on the Force India radio.
Image source, Getty ImagesHulkenberg improves the Renault P7.
Q2 ends.
Alonso improves to P8. Palmer into drop zone.
Image source, Getty ImagesSteve Earle: Such a thrill any Fernando Alonso drive, even w/ hp deficit. Get sense he could do any sport... imagine fisskicross!
Rachel T: I am sure Lewis Hamilton will be delighted if the Bulls trample the Prancing Horses!
Despite the big advantage the Red Bulls have, they are going out for another run on fresh tyres...
You can't be too cautious I suppose....
Tom Clarkson
BBC Radio 5 live commentator
I think Lewis Hamilton might think he's got to go again.
I'd be nervous if I was him because I do think we're going to see quicker lap times by the likes of Alonso.
Hamilton is sixth tenths slower than Verstappen and 1.2s ahead of Alonso.
Alonso is the first to go out for a final run. He needs to find at least two tenths to get into the top 10, but the car must at least have another second's worth of speed in it based on Vandoorne's time.
Tom Clarkson
BBC Radio 5 live commentator
The Mercedes of Bottas is currently slower than McLaren of Vandoorne, so that shows how much Bottas is struggling and how well Vandoorne is performing.