Lando Norris topped a crucial second practice session at the Singapore Grand Prix from Charles Leclerc, as title rival Max Verstappen struggled to 15th.
McLaren’s Norris, who trails Verstappen by 59 points in the Drivers’ Championship with seven rounds of the season remaining, edged out Ferrari’s Leclerc by just under a tenth of a second in a reversal of the outcome of first practice earlier on Friday.
The second of the three practice sessions in Singapore is the most representative as it takes place in the same floodlit, night-time conditions as those of Saturday’s qualifying and Sunday’s race.
Norris and Leclerc appeared to be in a league of their own at the stunning street circuit, with the other Ferrari of Carlos Sainz six tenths off the pace in third, and McLaren’s Oscar Piastri a further tenth back in fifth.
Verstappen, who has gone seven races without a win amid Red Bull’s struggles, finished more than a second off the pace in 15th, with team-mate Sergio Perez faring only slightly better in eighth.
RB duo Yuki Tsunoda and Daniel Ricciardo were the surprise strong performers of the session, taking fourth and sixth respectively.
Mercedes also appeared to lack pace as George Russell took seventh and Lewis Hamilton 11th, with the former damaging a front wing late in the session as he hit the wall at turn eight.
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Sky Sports F1’s live Singapore GP schedule
Friday September 20
11.55am: F1 Academy Qualifying
1.45pm: Singapore GP Practice Two (session starts 2pm)
3.15pm: The F1 Show
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Saturday September 21
8am: F1 Academy Race One
10.15am: Singapore GP Practice Three (session starts 10.30am)
1pm: Singapore GP Qualifying build-up
2pm: SINGAPORE GP QUALIFYING*
4pm: Ted’s Qualifying Notebook
Sunday September 22
8.30am: F1 Academy Race Two
11:30am: Grand Prix Sunday: Singapore GP build-up
1pm: The SINGAPORE GRAND PRIX
3pm: Chequered Flag: Singapore GP reaction
4pm: Ted’s Notebook
*also live on Sky Sports Main Event
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