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F1 Singapore Grand Prix - Friday Practice - LIVE UPDATES
F1 returns after a mini-break following the final European race of the season at Monza
Max Verstappen could win his second title this weekend as F1 returns to the Marina Bay Street Circuit for the Singapore Grand Prix.
Verstappen is gunning for his 12th victory of the season, which would put him one shy of the record - 13 - set by Michael Schumacher (2004) and Sebastian Vettel (2013).
F1 returns to Singapore for the first time since 2019 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Friday practice kicks off at 11am UK time, while second practice is at 2pm UK time.
30 Sep 2022
15:02
Top 10: Sainz, Leclerc, Russell, Verstappen, Hamilton, Ocon, Bottas, Alonso, Perez and Stroll.
15:00
Chequered flag out - Sainz on top ahead of Leclerc, Russell, Verstappen and Hamilton.
14:58
Verstappen goes fourth, 0.3s off.
14:55
Leclerc improves on the softs but stays second.
Verstappen takes to the track now.
14:49
Scary stuff as flames shoot out of Pierre Gasly's car!
— Sky Sports F1 (@SkySportsF1) September 30, 2022
Thankfully, Pierre is out of the car and the flames are extinguished. pic.twitter.com/lAPFmZa7MR
14:47
Only three laps from Verstappen. Looks like we won't be getting any qualifying runs from him today.
14:43
Replays show Gasly's car igniting in the pit lane, forcing the Frenchman to jump out of his AlphaTauri very quickly.
14:41
Current top 10: Sainz, Leclerc, Russell, Hamilton, Ocon, Bottas, Alonso, Perez, Stroll and Norris.
14:39
Sainz finds more time on the softs as he improves to a 1m42.587s.
Leclerc also improves - he's into P2 on the mediums, 0.2s off.
14:37
Hamilton moves up to fourth on the softs, 0.4s off Sainz.
14:36
Russell goes second on the softs, a tenth off Sainz despite a lock-up into Turn 13.
14:34
Leclerc's first lap of the session puts him third on the mediums - 0.6s off Sainz on the softs.
Impressive.
14:34
Both Mercedes drivers failed to improve on their soft tyres.
Still nothing from Verstappen on the stickier rubber. Perez's effort was littered with mistakes - he's in P13.
14:33
Valtteri goes P2 with a fine effort on soft tyres. Nods of approval in the garage ensue.#SingaporeGPpic.twitter.com/4hmUB9Pivh
— Alfa Romeo F1 Team ORLEN (@alfaromeoorlen) September 30, 2022
14:31
Sainz improves to a 1m42.751s to extend his advantage to 0.6s.
14:30
Russell now goes quickest in the first sector.
14:29
Bottas goes second on the softs, 0.2s off Sainz. A good lap from the Finn, who hasn't scored points since Canada.
14:27
Time for some soft tyre runs! Bottas goes fastest in the first sector.
14:24
Verstappen goes fifth on the hards, 1.4s down on Sainz's top time on the mediums.
14:23
Verstappen is now out on track on the hards.
14:22
More from Horner on the cost cap speculation
"There's an awful lot of rumours and gossip, we know where most of that permeates from. [The FIA] haven't issued certificates of compliance to anybody yet. There's a lot of conjecture about Red Bull but that could well be about four or five teams in the pit lane."
14:20
Current top 10: Sainz, Hamilton, Russell, Alonso, Ocon, Stroll, Gasly, Bottas, Vettel and Tsunoda.
14:17
That was smoooooth from K-Mag
— Sky Sports F1 (@SkySportsF1) September 30, 2022
Kevin Magnussen showing us how to turn an F1 car around after having to take to the escape road pic.twitter.com/s8YLK2VUnd
14:15
Hamilton returns to the top of the timesheets - like he did in FP1 - with a 1m43.668s.
