Ace day for Jamie as Willett and Co chase down Levy
third round as he turned in level par, while Hanson had a birdie on the third to go with his gain on the ninth.
Levy began the third round six shots behind second-round leader Paisley but started with an eagle an added five further birdies in his first 12 holes.
The Frenchman said: “I started well, it was really good to play like that today. I played well the first two days, but I started really strongly today.
“I got off to a good start with a nice eagle on the first, followed by a nice birdie on the second, and I kept going like that all day really. NICO ROSBERG left a beleaguered Lewis Hamilton trailing in his wake as he secured pole position for today’s Singapore Grand Prix in emphatic fashion.
Rosberg, who will start his 200th Formula One race, was a crushing seven tenths of a second faster than an offcolour Hamilton, would could qualify only third at the Marina Bay street circuit.
Daniel Ricciardo split the championship rivals after he hauled his Red Bull on to the front row, albeit half a second adrift of Rosberg’s outstanding “I’m very happy with thelap.wayI’veplayed golf the last three weeks. I was injured for Hamilton holds a three or four months, and to come back like slender two-point that is really nice. advantage over
“I don’t know what will happen tomorRosberg. But by the row, but it’s just nice to be playing some time the chequered really good golf again.” flag falls this
Molinari – the 2006 champion – had five afternoon he could birdies and a bogey to excite the local find himself back crowd as he aims to become just the secbehind his Mercedes ond Italian to win his national open twice. team-mate in the
England’s Richard Bland was in the championship race. group at 12-under, a shot clear of Ryder Rosberg, a winner Cup trio Andy Sullivan, Matthew Fitzpatrick of the last two grands and Rafa Cabrera Bello and Scot McLeary. prix, is enjoying a purple patch and his performance here on Saturday will surely rank as one of his best in the sport.
His quickest lap of one minute and 42.584 seconds, at a circuit where he has failed to finish on the podium since the very first staged here in 2008, will leave Hamilton scratching his head.
And with overtaking largely impossible under the
Jamie McLeary celebrates winning a new Mercedes after his ace yesterday. the same, just enjoy my golf.”
After Park, the next closest challenger is last year’s LET Order of Merit winner Feng on 13-under, with South Korean Ryu So Yeon a stroke further behind.
In-Kyung Kim moved into fifth on 10-under after a seven-under 64, tying the lowest round of the day with Jodi Ewart Shadoff from England, in joint 13th position.
Defending champ Lydia Ko slipped back into tied 36th after a third-round 75.
In Gee Chun. lights, Rosberg will start as the firm favourite for what would be the eighth victory of a season which could yet herald his first title.
“I am definitely happy with that one for my 200th grand prix,” said Rosberg. “Definitely one of my top three laps ever.
“I knew I had to give it everything and pull one out of the bag which is cool.”
Hamilton added: “It has not been my weekend so far. Nico did a great job and he showed the potential of the car.”
Sebastian Vettel may have won half of the eight races staged in Singapore, but he will be last on the grid today. The four-time world champion, a winner here last year, encountered a problem with his Ferrari.
There was similar frustration for Jenson Button, who will start only 13th after his car stopped on the track in the closing stages of Q2.
Jolyon Palmer is running out of time to convince the Renault hierarchy that he warrants a second season in the sport, as he qualified only 19th.
Elsewhere, Max Verstappen qualified fourth with Kimi Raikkonen fifth. Fernando Alonso will start eighth for McLaren.