Charles Leclerc put Ferrari on the high of the timesheets after an exhilarating Free Observe 1 for the 2024 Singapore Grand Prix – with all 20 drivers pushing arduous straight out of the blocks.
Leclerc stopped the clocks with a 1m 31.763s lap of the Marina Bay Avenue Circuit, with Lando Norris simply 0.076s behind for McLaren, as Carlos Sainz accomplished the highest three – with some lairy moments up and down the sphere as drivers examined the boundaries on the ‘inexperienced’ observe.
FP1: Leclerc goes quickest from Norris and Sainz throughout first apply in Singapore
Championship chief Max Verstappen was P4, whereas Yuki Tsunoda raised eyebrows by going P5 – his crew mate Daniel Ricciardo, at present batting away questions on his future, backing up RB’s tempo by going P7.
In between the 2 RBs, Oscar Piastri was P6 – the Azerbaijan Grand Prix winner late in getting onto the observe after struggling a caught rear-left wheel on his McLaren.
Click on play on the video above to observe the highlights from the opening session in Singapore.