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Toto Wolff: Lewis Hamilton's Singapore pole lap will 'go down in the history books'

Mercedes boss Toto Wolff believes Lewis Hamilton's stunning pole position lap at the Singapore Grand Prix was the best lap he has ever seen.

After trailing Ferrari and Red Bull for much of practice, Hamilton stunned everyone to take pole, beating Max Verstappen by 0.3s. Hamilton then converted pole into a comfortable victory to extend his championship lead over Sebastian Vettel to 40 points with only six rounds remaining.