F1 Singapore GP LIVE: Practice schedule and FP2 results as George Russell crashes

It seems to be between Lando Norris and Charles Leclerc so far for P1!

With most cars doing their first qualifying simulation laps, Norris is top with a 1:30:727 - just 0.087 secs clear of Leclerc in second!

Yuki Tsunoda is still in third in an impressive first half-an-hour for RB, with Oscar Piastri fourth and Daniel Ricciardo fifth!

Only 11th-fastest for Max Verstappen.

6-10: Russell, Albon, Hulkenberg, Magnuseen, Sainz

30 mins left in FP2...

Alex Albon, who impressed last week in Baku, top of the timesheet with a 1:32:238, 0.127 secs ahead of George Russell in second - with Yuki Tsunoda in third!

4-10: Leclerc, Sainz, Ricciardo, Norris, Hulkenberg, Alonso, Magnussen

45:00 left in FP2..

“Traction is very bad.”

It’s not been a good day for Mercedes so far - they were 12th and 16th in FP1 earlier!

A black-and-white flag (final warning) for Perez leaving the pit-lane and crossing the exit.

Verstappen, meanwhile, is having radio issues.

Most are on the medium tyre early on - every car out on track at the start of FP2.

Under the bright lights then - in what will be the most representative practice session of the weekend ahead of qualifying and the race - we’re underway with second practice at the Marina Bay Street Circuit!

Can anyone challenge Ferrari and Charles Leclerc out in front?

“Anything we can do to help Lando, we’ll do,” he said. “We don’t want to compromise Oscar’s results. Race-by-race basis, two great drivers who are capable of winning races.”

On whether McLaren would swap drivers at the front: “Handing off a race win is a pretty difficult thing to do. We’ll take it one race at a time, it’s a pretty big ask of a grand prix driver. Lando wants to win the championship the right way, we still have a lot of racing to go. No one wants to inherit a win that way.

“Oscar is 30 or so points behind Lando, it will require some awesome weekends. You’re not looking at a driver too far back from Lando, that’s why we’ve got to take it one race at a time.”

1. Max Verstappen - 313 points

2. Lando Norris - 254 points (-59)

3. Charles Leclerc - 235 points

4. Oscar Piastri - 222 points

5. Carlos Sainz - 184 points

6. Lewis Hamilton - 166 points

7. Sergio Perez - 143 points

8. George Russell - 128 points

9. Fernando Alonso - 58 points

10. Lance Stroll - 24 points

11. Nico Hulkenberg - 22 points

12. Yuki Tsunoda - 22 points

13. Alex Albon - 12 points

14. Daniel Ricciardo - 12 points

15. Pierre Gasly - 8 points

16. Oliver Bearman - 7 points

16. Kevin Magnussen - 6 points

18. Esteban Ocon - 5 points

19. Franco Colapinto - 4 points

20. Zhou Guanyu - 0 points

21. Logan Sargeant - 0 points

22. Valtteri Bottas - 0 points

Daniel Ricciardo admits his future in Formula One is shrouded in uncertainty ahead of this weekend’s Singapore Grand Prix.

Speculation is rife that a decision on RB’s 2025 drivers is expected in the next few weeks – due to a clause in Liam Lawson’s contract – and Ricciardo did not dismiss the rumours out of hand.

“I know how it is and how it works, and I knew there was always going to be some dates and deadlines this year, whether it was the summer break or now post-Singapore, so post-Singapore is the next one,” he told Sky Sports F1.

“Honestly, it’s still, so many things are up in the air. Let’s see how the weekend goes. Obviously, I’m going to give it all I can, as I have. There’s always something to fight for. We’ll see what happens. Try to get the thing on the podium, that’s my plan.”

F1’s governing body has told McLaren to modify its “mini-DRS” rear-wing after an appeal from Red Bull.

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Lewis Hamilton has called out FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem for a comment referring to rappers when discussing the broadcast of swearing in Formula One races – saying they had a “racial element” to them.

Ben Sulayem, head of F1’s governing body, says he has asked Formula 1 to limit the amount of swearing – usually from drivers over team radio – on TV coverage of races. Swear words are currently bleeped out before being broadcast.

The 62-year-old Emirati executive said: “We have to differentiate between our sport – motorsport – and rap music. We’re not rappers, you know. They say the F-word how many times per minute? We are not on that. That’s them and we are [us].”

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