Start of the Singapore Grand Prix
Start of the Singapore Grand Prix

2024 F1 Singapore Grand Prix - Race Day - As it happened

As it happened text coverage of the 2024 F1 Singapore Grand Prix at the Marina Bay Street Circuit.

22 Sep 2024
14:04
Leclerc finally pits

He pits and rejoins in eighth behind Sainz and Alonso, just ahead of Hulkenberg.

14:03
Norris has upped his pace now

He puts in a fastest lap with a 1m36.216s to up his lead over Verstappen in third to 22.6s.

14:01
Piastri radio

He's asked: "We're tempted to stay out that would mean we would need to overtake Hamilton when we get out."

Piastri replies: "I don't think that's a good idea."

13:56
The order on Lap 32

Norris, Piastri, Verstappen, Leclerc, Russell, Hamilton, Tsunoda, Sainz, Alonso, Hulkenberg, Perez, Colapinto, Gasly, Zhou, Ricciardo, Bottas, Ocon, Magnussen, Stroll.

Out of the race: Albon.

13:54
Norris pits from the lead

Norris pits from the lead and rejoins in the lead. A dominant display from the McLaren driver so far. 

13:52
Some drama at the front?

Norris claims he has some front wing damage as Verstappen pits but rejoins behind Leclerc.

13:49
Russell comes into the pit lane

Russell pits and rejoins ahead of Hamilton. The seven-time world champion won't be happy with that. 

13:48
Piastri closing in on Russell

Piastri is in DRS range of Russell in the battle for third. 0.6s between those two.

13:46
Norris' lead

Norris' lead over Verstappen is now 21.3s. He was 1.3s quicker on the last lap. 

13:45
Leclerc is past Alonso

Finally. An on-track overtake... Leclerc overtakes Alonso into Turn 16.

13:41
The order on Lap 23

Norris, Verstappen, Russell, Piastri, Hulkenberg, Alonso, Leclerc, Colapinto, Perez, Tsunoda, Hamilton, Ocon, Magnussen, Gasly, Sainz, Stroll, Zhou, Bottas and Ricciardo.

OUT: Albon.

13:40
Lap 1 in Singapore
Start of the Singapore Grand Prix
Start of the Singapore Grand Prix
13:37
Norris continues to pump in great laps

He's now 15.2s ahead of Verstappen at the front of the field. 

Russell is running 11.5s behind the Dutchman, while Piastri is just 1.2s. behind. 

13:34
News from Williams
"We have had to retire Alex’s car from the Singapore GP due to a suspected PU / cooling issue. This will be investigated further post race."
13:34
Gap at the front

Norris has increased his lead over Verstappen to 13.4s now. Incredible pace from the McLaren.

13:32
Hamilton into the pits

Starting on the softs, Hamilton is the first of the leading group to come into the pit lane.

He's put on a set of hards. 

13:30
The order on Lap 16

Norris, Verstappen, Hamilton, Russell, Piastri, Hulkenberg, Alonso, Leclerc, Colapinto, Perez, Tsunoda, Ocon, Magnussen, Gasly, Stroll, Zhou, Bottas, Sainz and Ricciardo.

13:26
Pit stop

With the Ferraris in traffic, they've rolled the dice with Sainz and stopped him already. 

13:24
Norris continues to pull away

His lead over Verstappen is 7.3s - Norris is lapping around one-second per lap at the moment. 

13:22
Norris continues to extend his gap over Verstappen

It's now up to six seconds between the top two. The McLaren is in a different league here.

13:20
Insane pace from Norris

He's increased his lead over Verstappen now to 4.6s at the front. Dominant. 

13:17
Norris continues to the up the pace

He puts in another fastest lap to open his lead over Verstappen to 2.6s.

13:15
The order on Lap 7

Norris, Verstappen, Hamilton, Russell, Piastri, Hulkenberg, Alonso, Leclerc, Colapinto, Perez, Tsunoda, Sainz, Ocon, Magnussen, Albon, Ricciardo, Gasly, Stroll, Zhou and Bottas.

13:14
The battle at the front

The top two are running three seconds clear of Hamilton in third, who's currently running on the softs. 

13:12
Strong pace from Norris

Norris has opened up a 1.8s lead over Norris at the front of the field. Impressive pace from the McLaren driver.

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