F1 Singapore GP live commentary and updates - FP1
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In more positive news for Williams, Albon is expected to feature in the second practice session later on today after his early and abrupt end to FP1.
Just as FP1 approached its end, a hairy moment was caught between Sainz and Hulkenberg, who went wheel-to-wheel into a chicane with the Williams on the outside.
Both locked up, causing Sainz to cut the second part of the chicane. Williams called it 'not clever' by Hulkenberg. It is only FP1, after all...
The clock hits 0:00. Alonso has topped the session ahead of Leclerc and Verstappen.
"What the f*** is he doing."
Bortoleto's reaction to being stuck behind Piastri through the narrow streets of Singapore. The McLaren driver doesn't seem to have done much wrong there, to be honest.
All three tyre compounds have been seen in FP1 and with 10 minutes remaining, 17 drivers have set their quickest lap on the softs.
Alonso is top with said compound on a 1m31.117s. Of those to have set their quickest lap on the mediums, Sainz tops that mini group with the man in eighth 0.695s behind Alonso.
Not again, Oscar. The championship leader brushed the wall approaching the final corner and has asked his McLaren squad to check the right side of the car.
This follows a horror Baku weekend for Piastri, who crashed in both Q3 and lap one of the grand prix.
"Ferrari will invent mirrors one day, I hope."
Is what a frustrated Piastri said in reaction to a slow Hamilton at Turn 1, though the Ferrari driver did attempt to get out of the way.
Well, emotions must be bittersweet in that Williams garage. Sainz is running high in third, but Albon has not been seen since his mechanical problem very early on in the session.
Now the soft tyres have gone on some cars. That's represented in the leaderboard as Leclerc and Norris are 1-2 on that rubber.
More cars are coming back out in what seems to be a change of tempo, as many have now fitted the medium tyres. Sainz has gone top with a 1m31.812s on said compound.
As we approach halfway, the track is much quieter than the opening minutes. Just five drivers are out of their garage, with Norris currently topping FP1 ahead of Verstappen and Hadjar.
Reminds this commentator of a paint job he once did on GTA...
Williams has confirmed a hardware problem on the rear brakes was the cause of Albon's fire.
The medium plan seems to be working for Aston so far, as Alonso currently tops the session by 0.419s ahead of Verstappen. The four-time world champion is looking strong today, with Singapore seen by many as the litmus test for if this Red Bull resurgence is genuine or not.
It means Albon is the only driver yet to set a lap eight minutes into FP1. Verstappen tops the early running ahead of Hamilton with all drivers but the Aston Martin pair on hard tyres. Alonso and Stroll are on mediums.
I know it's hot in Singapore, but it doesn't usually make cars do that. Smoke is coming out of the rear of Alex Albon's Williams and the Thai-Briton has now left his cockpit in the pitlane.
Teams were certainly eager to start the session because it's a very busy Marina Bay track right now. And when i say 'busy', I mean all cars are out within the opening four minutes.
FP1 is go!
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Hello! Welcome to our live commentary feed for FP1 of this weekend's Singapore Grand Prix. The session will start in approximately 10 minutes.
By: Ed Hardy
