{"id":2187125,"date":"2026-10-09T09:45:25","date_gmt":"2026-10-09T06:45:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2187125"},"modified":"2026-10-09T09:45:25","modified_gmt":"2026-10-09T06:45:25","slug":"singapore-grand-prix-george-russell-fastest-from-charles-leclerc-in-only-practice-session","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2187125","title":{"rendered":"Singapore Grand Prix: George Russell fastest from Charles Leclerc in only practice session"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/branded_sport\/1200\/cpsprodpb\/954a\/live\/be31b110-c3c4-11f1-8fc5-335d62f6730b.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article class=\"ssrcss-2fe4mx-ArticleWrapper e1nh2i2l0\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-15twdc6-Stack e1y4nx260\">\n<div data-block=\"headline\" class=\"ssrcss-l7emlr-ComponentWrapper e1aon0op1\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-usmnse-Spacer e1aon0op0\">\n<header data-testid=\"headline\">\n<h1 id=\"main-heading\" tabindex=\"-1\" class=\"ssrcss-8zqj65-Heading e10rt3ze0\"><span role=\"text\">Russell fastest from Leclerc in Singapore practice<\/span><\/h1>\n<\/header>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-block=\"image\" class=\"ssrcss-l7emlr-ComponentWrapper e1aon0op1\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-126h8e-Spacer e1aon0op0\">\n<div data-testid=\"image\" class=\"ssrcss-1uy5kw5-FullWidthWrapper ep2nwvo1\">\n<figure class=\"ssrcss-hc6arm-StyledFigure e34k3c22\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-ab5fd8-StyledFigureContainer e34k3c21\"><span class=\"ssrcss-f2axao-Placeholder etlorgc0\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/240\/cpsprodpb\/954a\/live\/be31b110-c3c4-11f1-8fc5-335d62f6730b.jpg.webp 240w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/320\/cpsprodpb\/954a\/live\/be31b110-c3c4-11f1-8fc5-335d62f6730b.jpg.webp 320w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/480\/cpsprodpb\/954a\/live\/be31b110-c3c4-11f1-8fc5-335d62f6730b.jpg.webp 480w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/624\/cpsprodpb\/954a\/live\/be31b110-c3c4-11f1-8fc5-335d62f6730b.jpg.webp 624w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/800\/cpsprodpb\/954a\/live\/be31b110-c3c4-11f1-8fc5-335d62f6730b.jpg.webp 800w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/976\/cpsprodpb\/954a\/live\/be31b110-c3c4-11f1-8fc5-335d62f6730b.jpg.webp 976w\" type=\"image\/webp\" \/><\/span><span role=\"text\" class=\"ssrcss-tzgxt7-StyledFigureCopyright e34k3c20\"><span class=\"visually-hidden ssrcss-i2z2ig-VisuallyHidden e16en2lz0\">Image source, <\/span>PA Media<\/span><\/div><figcaption class=\"ssrcss-3uli8u-StyledFigureCaption ehbdhz00\"><span class=\"visually-hidden ssrcss-i2z2ig-VisuallyHidden e16en2lz0\">Image caption, <\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-15twdc6-Stack e1y4nx260\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">George Russell will be starting from the back of the grid in Sunday&#8217;s Singapore Grand Prix because of a penalty for taking a new engine<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-block=\"byline\" class=\"ssrcss-vxwoax-ComponentWrapper e1aon0op1\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-126h8e-Spacer e1aon0op0\">\n<div data-testid=\"single-byline\" class=\"ssrcss-sevsa1-ContributorContainer ee66fvo3\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-dt4z-ContributorInfo ee66fvo0\"><span class=\"visually-hidden ssrcss-i2z2ig-VisuallyHidden e16en2lz0\">By<\/span><span class=\"ssrcss-nsjd43-TextContributorName epw3ir01\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-1q14p6q-LinkWithChevronContainer epw3ir02\"><span class=\"byline-link-text\">Andrew Benson<\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-dqo7s5-ContributorDetails ee66fvo2\"><span class=\"ssrcss-1m5444d-Text ee66fvo4\">F1 Correspondent in Singapore<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-block=\"metadata\" class=\"ssrcss-l7emlr-ComponentWrapper e1aon0op1\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-126h8e-Spacer e1aon0op0\">\n<div data-testid=\"metadata\">\n<div>\n<ul role=\"list\" class=\"ssrcss-9tw7r1-MetadataStripContainer eh44mf03\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-10q9h22-GroupChildrenForWrapping eh44mf02\">\n<li role=\"listitem\" class=\"ssrcss-sf7vdp-MetadataStripItem eh44mf01\">\n<div class=\"visually-hidden ssrcss-i2z2ig-VisuallyHidden e16en2lz0\">Published<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-m5j4pi-MetadataContent eh44mf00\"><span class=\"ssrcss-1pvwv4b-MetadataSnippet e4wm5bw3\"><span class=\"ssrcss-61mhsj-MetadataText e4wm5bw1\"><time data-testid=\"timestamp\" datetime=\"2026-10-09T09:45:25.106Z\">17 minutes ago<\/time><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/div>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-block=\"text\" class=\"ssrcss-vxwoax-ComponentWrapper e1aon0op1\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-126h8e-Spacer e1aon0op0\">\n<div data-testid=\"rich-text\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-nqezkk-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\"><b>Mercedes driver George Russell led Ferrari&#8217;s Charles Leclerc in practice at the Singapore Grand Prix.<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">A late lap from Leclerc, who was 0.198 seconds off Russell&#8217;s pace, split up what had been an all-British top three.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">McLaren&#8217;s Lando Norris was third fastest, 0.273secs behind Russell, and Ferrari&#8217;s Lewis Hamilton fourth, 0.499secs off the pace.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">The top five, concluded by McLaren&#8217;s Oscar Piastri, were all on the soft-compound tyres, while Red Bull&#8217;s Max Verstappen was the fastest driver using medium tyres in sixth place.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">The four-time champion was 0.732secs off the pace and 0.519secs quicker than Mercedes&#8217; Kimi Antonelli behind him in seventh, also on the medium tyres.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">It was the only practice session of the weekend with sprint qualifying taking place at 13:30 BST.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">The split between tyre compounds made it hard to form any conclusions about relative pace.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Russell will start Sunday&#8217;s race from the back as a result of a penalty for using too many engine parts, following his engine failure while running third in the closing stages of the Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">He and Antonelli are also running different specifications of car, Russell reverting to a previous spec and the Italian the new aerodynamic package introduced in Malaysia.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">This is so Mercedes can get a better read of whether the upgrade package is working after struggling for pace in Malaysia when they expected to make a step forward.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Verstappen took his and Red Bull&#8217;s first win of the year at Sepang, and looked quick at times in the session before tyre strategies diverged.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">His team-mate Isack Hadjar, also on the medium, was eighth fastest, with Alpine&#8217;s Pierre Gasly and Racing Bulls&#8217; Liam Lawson completing the top 10.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Aston Martin&#8217;s Fernando Alonso was in the top 10 for a time, but dropped back in the closing stages of the session to end up 14th.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">The racing action is taking place amid air-quality warnings in Singapore as a result of haze from wildfires in Indonesia, primarily caused by illegal slash-and-burn practices used by farmers and companies as a cheap method to clear vegetation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">This is leading to record levels of air pollution in the city state and citizens are advised to limit outdoor activities.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div 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