Starting positions for Singapore Grand Prix - F1 heads to Singapore and the Marina Bay Street Circuit for round 18 of the 2025 season

Verstappen has often struck an unusually melancholy tone this season, unfazed by the prospect of five consecutive titles (a feat only matched by Michael Schumacher at Ferrari) falling by the wayside. Indeed, he still seemed somewhat indifferent in Singapore – the only current track on the calendar he has failed to master with a victory.