Sebastian Vettel says he is "not bothered" by Formula 1 title rival Lewis Hamilton's starting position in Singapore, instead foไcusing on the Red Bull duo of Max Vꦺerstappen and Daniel Ricciardo who will start directly behind him on the grid.

Vettel swept to his second ꦉpole position of the season in Singapore on Saturday, beating Verstappen by three-tenths of a second in Q3.

Hamilton and Mercedes had a ༺day to forget, ailing to fifth place on the grid, leaving the Briton's hopes of still leading the championship leaving Singapore hanging by a thread given the lack of overtaking opportunities in Singapore.

While🎉 Vettel acknowledged that grid position was crucial in Singapore, he said he would be 🐎focusing on the Red Bulls just behind and not playing the percentage game for the title race with Hamilton.

“We have a long race and ther🌸e are a lot of things that can happen. Cert𝄹ainly here grid position here is king or crucial, but it’s still a long race," Vettel said after qualifying.

"Our ca🌊r was good this evening and that’s promising for tomorrow. Yesterday we had a scrappy session and I lost the car, I had damage, so th⛦e runs after that were compromised.

"The feeling was there, I knew that the car has got it but we just needed t🌳o get it out and that’s what we managed to do tonight. I’m confident for tomorrow.

"Max is next to me so first of all I’m racing him and then Daniel and so on and so forth, so not too bo🍬thered wဣhere other people are.

"There’s a long race 🌄ahead and a lot 💛of things we need to get right ourselves."