Formula 1 in Singapore: Q3 fears for Lewis Hamilton / Formula 1

Lewis Hamilton brought his Mercedes to 11th and 12th place in Friday's practice sessions, and repeatedly complained about various problems over the radio during the sessions.

On Friday evening he told F1TV: “At the moment we are not going to get into the third qualifying. It is very difficult. A very challenging day.”

The Briton explains: “We've tried everything possible in terms of setup, but nothing seems to work.” It's definitely a big challenge too.”

The seven-time world champion: “We really give it our all and then you realise that you are one second behind. I think we are ultimately a bit at a loss and I don't know exactly what to do with the car.”

His colleague George Russell also had problems in the first practice session. In the later session, Russell was in 7th place, but had an accident shortly before the end. The Brit on his impact in turn 8, where he lost the front wing and damaged the nose: “There's not really much to say about that, it got blocked and I lost the front wing.”

2nd Training, Singapore

01. Lando Norris (GB), McLaren, 1:30.727 min.
02. Charles Leclerc (MC), Ferrari, 1:30.785
03. Carlos Sainz (E), Ferrari, 1:31.356
04. Yuki Tsunoda (J), Racing Bulls, 1:31.468
05. Oscar Piastri (AUS), McLaren, 1:31.474
06. Daniel Ricciardo (AUS), Racing Bulls, 1:31.478
07. George Russell (GB), Mercedes, 1:31.488
08. Sergio Pérez (MEX), Red Bull Racing, 1:31.598
09. Alex Albon (T), Williams, 1:31.650
10. Nico Hülkenberg (D), Haas, 1:31.667
11. Lewis Hamilton (GB), Mercedes, 1:31.709
12. Fernando Alonso (E), Aston Martin, 1:31.750
13. Kevin Magnussen (DK), Haas, 1:31.793
14. Lance Stroll (CDN), Aston Martin, 1:31.957
15. Max Verstappen (NL), Red Bull Racing, 1:32.021
16. Franco Colapinto (RA), Williams, 1:32.057
17. Esteban Ocon (F), Alpine, 1:32.119
18. Pierre Gasly (F), Alpine, 1:32.222
19. Guanyu Zhou (RCH), Clean, 1:32.359
20. Valtteri Bottas (FIN), Sauber, 1:32.786

1st Training, Singapore

01. Charles Leclerc (MC), Ferrari, 1:31.763 min.
02. Lando Norris (GB), McLaren, 1:31.839
03. Carlos Sainz (E), Ferrari, 1:31.952
04. Max Verstappen (NL), Red Bull Racing, 1:32.097
05. Yuki Tsunoda (J), Racing Bulls, 1:32.263
06. Oscar Piastri (AUS), McLaren, 1:32.369
07. Daniel Ricciardo (AUS), Racing Bulls, 1:32.375
08. Alex Albon (T), Williams, 1:32.451
09. Fernando Alonso (E), Aston Martin, 1:32.610
10. Esteban Ocon (F), Alpine, 1:32.615
11. Franco Colapinto (RA), Williams, 1:32.618
12. Lewis Hamilton (GB), Mercedes, 1:32:679
13. Pierre Gasly (F), Alpine, 1:32.694
14. Sergio Pérez (MEX), Red Bull Racing, 1:32.767
15. Lance Stroll (CDN), Aston Martin, 1:32.778
16. George Russell (GB), Mercedes, 1:33.334
17. Kevin Magnussen (DK), Haas, 1:33.377
18. Valtteri Bottas (FIN), Sauber, 1:33.485
19. Guanyu Zhou (RCH), Clean, 1:33.585
20. Nico Hülkenberg (D), Haas, 1:33.797