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F1 Singapore GP: Leclerc leads FP1 by 0.076s from Norris

Ferrari driver Leclerc goes quickest as Singapore GP weekend kicks off

Jake Boxall-Legge
Jake Boxall-Legge
Edited:

Charles Leclerc headlined the first Formula 1 practice session of the Singapore Grand Prix weekend, beating Lando Norris by a 0.076-second margin.

Norris spent the early laps turning the pace up on the medium tyres, setting a 1m33.903s and following that up with a 1m33.199s, a time that went largely untouched for the next five minutes.

The Ferraris were circulating on the hard tyre amid their early laps, which Leclerc took to a 1m32.702s to displace Norris from the top of the times.

Norris then responded on the soft compound and set a 1m32.165s as a benchmark for the performance runs, a time nobody was able to beat on their opening runs, although Carlos Sainz got within one-thousandth of the Briton's lap on his first attempt with the softest compound.

On a second run with the same set of tyres, Norris subsequently beat his own time with a 1m31.839s to raise the bar even further. The Ferraris again got close, Leclerc just 0.037s shy, and Sainz a tenth outside of the McLaren driver's effort.

Leclerc took what amounted to a third attempt on his soft tyres and found almost eight hundredths of a second over Norris to go fastest, a time that remained unbeaten as the drivers switched to the harder suite of tyres for the final stages of the session.

As FP1 was held in daylight conditions, it offered largely unrepresentative conditions in comparison to those expected for the night-time qualifying and race.

The early laps were characterised by runs on the hard and medium tyre, as the circuit was notably dusty throughout the opening phase of the session.

With Norris sandwiched between them, Ferrari had got both cars into the top three as Sainz was third-fastest - over a tenth-and-a-half over championship leader Max Verstappen.

Yuki Tsunoda took his denim-liveried RB to fifth fastest, exactly 0.5s off the pace, as Oscar Piastri's session was marginally delayed by a fix to his rear-left upright after McLaren detected an issue.

The Australian also survived a brush with the wall at the rear right, causing little but minor cosmetic damage to his wheel cover.

Daniel Ricciardo was seventh fastest over Alex Albon, while Fernando Alonso and Esteban Ocon completed the top 10 - the Frenchman just 0.003s faster than Franco Colapinto.

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McLaren fans show their support in the fan zone

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Lando Norris, McLaren F1 Team, Oscar Piastri, McLaren F1 Team, are interviewed by Ariana Bravo, F1 Digital presenter, on stage in the fan zone

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McLaren fans show their support in the fan zone

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Fan atmosphere in the Fan Zone

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Fan atmosphere in the fan zone

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Fan atmosphere in the fan zone

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Ferrari SF-24 front wing

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Charles Leclerc, Ferrari SF-24

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Lando Norris, McLaren F1 Team, puts on his helmet

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Oscar Piastri, McLaren MCL38

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Charles Leclerc, Ferrari SF-24

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Lando Norris, McLaren MCL38

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Pierre Gasly, Alpine A524

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George Russell, Mercedes F1 W15

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Nico Hulkenberg, Haas VF-24

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Charles Leclerc, Ferrari SF-24

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Charles Leclerc, Ferrari SF-24

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Carlos Sainz, Ferrari SF-24

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Jonathan Wheatley, Team Manager, Red Bull Racing, with a teammate

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Charles Leclerc, Scuderia Ferrari, in the garage

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Jock Clear, Senior Performance Engineer, Scuderia Ferrari, Felipe Massa in the Paddock

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Christian Horner, Team Principal, Red Bull Racing, speaks with Helmut Marko, Consultant, Red Bull Racing

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Nico Hulkenberg, Haas F1 Team

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Charles Leclerc, Ferrari SF-24

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Max Verstappen, Red Bull Racing RB20

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Fans in the grandstands watch the on track action

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Fernando Alonso, Aston Martin AMR24

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Charles Leclerc, Ferrari SF-24

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Lando Norris, McLaren MCL38

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Alex Albon, Williams FW46

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Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes F1 W15

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Sergio Perez, Red Bull Racing RB20

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George Russell, Mercedes F1 W15

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Nico Hulkenberg, Haas F1 Team, in the cockpit

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Ferrari SF-24 front wing detail

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Oscar Piastri, McLaren F1 Team

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Max Verstappen, Red Bull Racing, in the cockpit

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Carlos Sainz, Ferrari SF-24

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Kevin Magnussen, Haas VF-24

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Zhou Guanyu, Stake F1 Team KICK Sauber C44

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George Russell, Mercedes F1 W15

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Carlos Sainz, Ferrari SF-24

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Oscar Piastri, McLaren MCL38

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Kevin Magnussen, Haas VF-24

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Zhou Guanyu, Stake F1 Team KICK Sauber C44

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Lando Norris, McLaren MCL38

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Max Verstappen, Red Bull Racing RB20

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Max Verstappen, Red Bull Racing RB20

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Charles Leclerc, Ferrari SF-24

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Carlos Sainz, Ferrari SF-24

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Carlos Sainz, Ferrari SF-24

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Max Verstappen, Red Bull Racing

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Toto Wolff, Team Principal and CEO, Mercedes-AMG F1 Team, in the garage

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Nico Hulkenberg, Haas VF-24

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George Russell, Mercedes F1 W15

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Franco Colapinto, Williams FW46, Esteban Ocon, Alpine A524

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Lando Norris, McLaren MCL38

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Oscar Piastri, McLaren F1 Team

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The car of Fernando Alonso, Aston Martin AMR24, gets cooled down in the garage

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Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes-AMG F1 Team, talks to the media in the media pen

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Felipe Massa and Jock Clear, Senior Performance Engineer, Scuderia Ferrari, in the Paddock

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Peter Crolla, Trackside Operations Manager, Haas F1 Team, Ayao Komatsu, Team Principal, Haas F1 Team, on the pit wall

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Max Verstappen, Red Bull Racing

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Carlos Sainz, Ferrari SF-24

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Franco Colapinto, Williams FW46

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Cla   Driver   Car / Engine   Time   Delay   Laps 
1  Charles Leclerc Ferrari 1'31.763   26
2  Lando Norris McLaren/Mercedes 1'31.839 0.076 25
3  Carlos Sainz Ferrari 1'31.952 0.189 27
4  Max Verstappen Red Bull/Honda RBPT 1'32.097 0.334 22
5  Yuki Tsunoda RB/Honda RBPT 1'32.263 0.500 26
6  Oscar Piastri McLaren/Mercedes 1'32.369 0.606 25
7  Daniel Ricciardo RB/Honda RBPT 1'32.375 0.612 21
8  Alexander Albon Williams/Mercedes 1'32.451 0.688 25
9  Fernando Alonso Aston Martin/Mercedes 1'32.610 0.847 26
10  Esteban Ocon Alpine/Renault 1'32.615 0.852 27
11  Franco Colapinto Williams/Mercedes 1'32.618 0.855 25
12  Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1'32.679 0.916 24
13  Pierre Gasly Alpine/Renault 1'32.694 0.931 27
14  Sergio Pérez Red Bull/Honda RBPT 1'32.767 1.004 22
15  Lance Stroll Aston Martin/Mercedes 1'32.778 1.015 21
16  George Russell Mercedes 1'33.334 1.571 25
17  Kevin Magnussen Haas/Ferrari 1'33.377 1.614 21
18  Valtteri Bottas Sauber/Ferrari 1'33.485 1.722 25
19  Zhou Guanyu Sauber/Ferrari 1'33.585 1.822 24
20  Nico Hülkenberg Haas/Ferrari 1'33.797 2.034 24

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