Russell Fastest in Singapore Grand Prix Practice

George Russell set the fastest time in the only free practice session ahead of the Singapore Grand Prix, putting Mercedes at the top of the timesheets with a lap of 1:32.274 around the Marina Bay Street Circuit.

Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc finished second, just 0.198 seconds behind Russell, while McLaren’s Lando Norris took third, 0.273 seconds off the pace. Lewis Hamilton and Oscar Piastri completed the top five.

Max Verstappen finished sixth and was the fastest driver on medium tyres, while championship leader Kimi Antonelli placed seventh, 1.251 seconds behind his Mercedes teammate.

The session passed without any major incidents, although Nico Hülkenberg stopped on track with a suspected gearbox problem on his Audi with around 20 minutes remaining. The German completed just 16 laps, while Carlos Sainz was the busiest driver.

The programme continues with Sprint Qualifying, scheduled to begin at 15:30 Bulgarian time.