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

He reports over team radio: "He needs to increase the pace a bit as the guys in front are getting away."

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

Norris holds his lead into Turn 1 from Verstappen, Verstappen, Hamilton and Russell. Piastri gets back ahead of Hulkenberg,

The 2024 F1 Singapore Grand Prix is underway. Can Norris convert pole into the win?

Norris leads the pack away for the formation lap.

Softs for Hamilton and Ricciardo; hards for Magnussen, Stroll, Bottas and Zhou. Mediums for everyone else.

A reminder of the grid in Singapore: Norris, Verstappen, Hamilton, Russell, Piastri, Hulkenberg, Alonso, Tsunoda, Leclerc, Sainz, Albon, Colapinto, Perez, Magnussen, Ocon, Ricciardo, Stroll, Gasly, Bottas and Zhou.

Looks like there's some sort of brake issue on Stroll's car. Could be a close call for him to make the start of the grand prix. 

Aston Martin confirm it's a "precautionary change". 

So now it's time for the national anthem of Singapore!

Pirelli are expecting it to be a one-stop strategy with the lead runners opting to start on the mediums before moving onto the hards. It was the case last year, but, in a bid to win the race, Mercedes converted to a two-stop strategy. It didn't quite work out as Sainz tactically kept Norris in DRS to keep the Mercedes duo at bay. 

Ricciardo was knocked out in Q1 as the pressure mounts on the Australian. Speculation is rife about his future, with a number of reports suggesting this weekend will be his final outing for VCARB. This will pave the way for Liam Lawson to join the team, full-time, from the US Grand Prix.

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

Hello everyone and welcome back to the Crash.net live blog for the Singapore Grand Prix.

The race gets underway at 1pm UK time as we build up to an exciting race with the two title contenders on the front row of the grid.

It's a must-win race for Norris, who will look to cut Verstappen's lead down from 59 points.