
The Mercedes driver precedes Leclerc and Norris in the free practice session
George Russell with Mercedes achieved the fastest time in the only free practice session of the Formula 1 Singapore GP, ahead of Charles Leclerc's Ferrari and Lando Norris's McLaren.
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The Singapore Grand Prix is the 17th round of the Formula 1 World Championship.
George Russell was the fastest in the only free practice session of the Singapore GP, the 17th round of the Formula 1 world championship. The Mercedes driver, with a time of 1:32.274, precedes Charles Leclerc's Ferrari, just over a tenth behind, and Lando Norris's McLaren, which is immediately ahead of the other Ferrari of Lewis Hamilton, half a second behind.
In the supporting positions there are Oscar Piastri with McLaren, Max Verstappen with Red Bull and Kimi Antonelli, at the wheel of a Mercedes equipped with various updates compared to Russell's. The world championship leader closed the session with a 'long' while trying to set the time on medium tyres, stopping more than a second behind his teammate.
The Singapore stage is the last of the season with the Sprint format and the relevant qualifying sessions are scheduled for the Italian afternoon, at 2.30pm.
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