Carlos Sainz was quickest and Charles Leclerc completed a Ferrari one-two on Friday, Sept. 15, as championship leader Max Verstappen struggled in the second practice session for the Singapore Grand Prix.
Ferrari's Spanish driver Carlos Sainz Jr gets ready for the first practice session for the Singapore Formula One Grand Prix night race at the Marina Bay Street Circuit in Singapore on Friday, Sept. 15.
"I expect the track to improve for tomorrow, so we should have higher grip and then we'll see how much our competitors and ourselves can improve for qualifying." "Our performance today was unexpected. We never really got the car together," said Verstappen, who is seeking a first victory in Singapore and a record-extending 11th in a row.
Fernando Alonso was fourth in the Aston Martin ahead of Lewis Hamilton's Mercedes with Lando Norris sixth fastest in his McLaren."It's been a great day here in Singapore," said the seven-time world champion. The lap times were more than 10 seconds quicker than a year ago after the removal of four 90-degree corners towards the end of the lap because of construction work.