Leclerc surprisingly fastest in training

Monegasse, who was victorious in the last two races, was unbeatable early on Saturday evening (local time) with his lap time of 1:38,192 minutes - even though the winding street circuit in the Southeast Asian port city doesn't actually suit the Ferrari.

World champion and championship leader Lewis Hamilton (Great Britain) took second place in the Mercedes, 0,207 seconds behind Leclerc. On Friday, the 34-year-old was still calling the shots. Leclerc's troubled teammate Sebastian Vettel came third; the four-time Formula 1 champion from Germany was clearly beaten by his young teammate by 0,619 seconds.

Both World Cup runner-up Valtteri Bottas (Finland) in the second Mercedes (+0,693) and the highly bet Red Bull racing team also had problems. His top driver Max Verstappen (Netherlands) was 1,174 seconds slower than Leclerc in his best attempt - the two-time season winner also had to narrowly admit defeat to his new teammate Alexander Albon (Thailand/+1,066).

However, this session at dusk only allows limited conclusions to be drawn about the balance of power in qualifying (15.00 p.m. CEST) and the race (Sunday, 14.10:XNUMX p.m. CEST). These units take place well after dark, completely under floodlights and in different track conditions. In addition, a departure by the Mexican Sergio Perez at Racing Point caused an interruption of around eight minutes.

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Leclerc surprisingly fastest in training

Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc surprisingly set the fastest time in the last free practice session for the Singapore Grand Prix.

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