Singapore Grand Prix F1 practice results 2025 Practice oneFernando Alonso was a surprise pacesetter in the opening practice session at the 2025 Singapore Grand Prix.Results1 Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin) 1m31.116s2 Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) +0.150s3 Max Verstappen (Red Bull) +0.276s4 Lewis Hamilton (Ferrari) +0.364s5 Oscar Piastri (McLaren) +0.365s6 Lando Norris (McLaren) +0.582s7 Isack Hadjar (Racing Bulls) +0.639s8 Carlos Sainz (Williams) ... Read more:

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Singapore Grand Prix F1 practice results 2025

All the results from the 2025 Singapore Grand Prix practice sessions

FIA change gives F1 teams new weight rule headache Formula 1 teams face an added complication in ensuring their cars are over the minimum weight limit from now on with the FIA no longer allowing them access to its own scales.Up until this weekend's Singapore Grand Prix, the FIA had given F1 teams permission to weigh their cars on its scales that are set up at the pitlane entrance.This gave teams the confidence that the weight measurements that the... Read more:

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FIA change gives F1 teams new weight rule headache

Formula 1 teams face an added complication in ensuring their cars are over the minimum weight limit from now on with the FIA no longer allowing the...

Alonso quickest in opening Singapore practice Fernando Alonso beat the Ferraris, McLarens and Max Verstappen’s Red Bull to set the pace for Aston Martin in first practice for F1’s 2025 Singapore Grand Prix, as Alex Albon’s Williams suffered a rear brake fire.Aston Martin ran a different tyre strategy to the rest of the field, putting Alonso and Lance Stroll on the medium (C4) compound for the initial running, as the others did their early con... Read more:

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Alonso quickest in opening Singapore practice

Fernando Alonso beat the Ferraris, McLarens and Max Verstappen’s Red Bull to set the pace for Aston Martin in first practice for F1’s 2025 Sing...

Everything we've learned from first day at F1's Singapore GP The first day of Formula 1's Singapore Grand Prix featured a shock McLaren driver split, more developments in Christian Horner's potential return and plenty more. Here's what we learned from Thursday in Singapore: Drivers ‘jealous’ of Verstappen anticsGeorge Russell said “we’re all pretty jealous” of Max Verstappen getting to race on the Nordschleife between F1 grands prix - although Verstappen’s ... Read more:

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Everything we've learned from first day at F1's Singapore GP

What we learned from Thursday in Singapore

F1 drivers have two main doubts for first 'heat hazard' race Formula 1 drivers have two main doubts about the driver cooling system, which will be mandatory for each car to carry during the Singapore Grand Prix weekend, following the declaration of a ‘heat hazard’ for the event.The ‘heat hazard’ declaration is a result of a heat index of 31C or more being forecast for the weekend, which is a measure not simply of ambient temperature but also how it feels on... Read more:

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F1 drivers have two main doubts for first 'heat hazard' race

Formula 1 drivers have two main doubts about the driver cooling system ahead of the first-ever 'heat hazard' race

Horner had talks with Haas about F1 role Haas has revealed that it received an approach from Christian Horner about a potential role at its Formula 1 team.However, despite some exploratory talks between the former Red Bull boss and a senior member of management close to owner Gene Haas, it was decided that there was no scope for a deal to happen.Speculation ramped up last week that one of Horner’s options for a hoped-for F1 return in 202... Read more:

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Horner had talks with Haas about F1 role

Haas has revealed that it received an approach from Christian Horner about a potential role at its Formula 1 team

Why Verstappen won't do another Nordschleife race in 2025 Formula 1 world champion Max Verstappen will not race at the Nordschleife in 2025 again, and has some very clear conditions for racing there in 2026.One week after winning the Italian Grand Prix in early September, Verstappen earned the licence needed to race GT3 cars on the legendary Nordschleife circuit and, having then won F1's Azerbaijan GP, last weekend Verstappen won on his GT3 race debut at... Read more:

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'I'm taking a break' - Verstappen rules out Nordschleife 2025 return

F1 world champion Max Verstappen will not race at the Nordschleife in 2025 again, and has some very clear conditions for racing there in 2026

McLaren's shock split with top F1 junior - what we know McLaren has unexpectedly dropped Alex Dunne from its Formula 1 driver development programme, opening the door for another team to sign the highly rated 19-year-old.Dunne, who only joined McLaren last year, has impressed in 2025 with a race-winning rookie season in Formula 2 and an eye-catching Friday practice debut for the F1 team in Austria.Various incidents have hindered his F2 title challenge -... Read more:

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McLaren's shock split with top F1 junior - what we know

McLaren has unexpectedly dropped Alex Dunne from its Formula 1 driver development programme - here's what we know

What's at play as Aston Martin declines to shut down Horner link The Aston Martin Formula 1 team is not shutting the door on a potential tie-up with Christian Horner in the wake of speculation linking him with the outfit.However, it is understood that any deal that resulted in a role for Horner at Aston Martin would only be off the back of a potential investment buy-in, rather than any straight management role.Horner, who was dismissed as Red Bull's team princi... Read more:

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Aston Martin won't shut down Horner link: What's at play

Aston Martin has declined to rule out the possibility of a tie-up with ex-Red Bull F1 team principal Christian Horner

What F1's first-ever 'heat hazard' race means Formula 1 has declared its first ever Heat Hazard for the Singapore Grand Prix, meaning drivers now face a critical call on whether they want to wear cooling vests in the race or carry extra ballast.As a response to the problems that drivers faced at the 2023 Qatar Grand Prix, when extreme temperatures and humidity left some needing medical attention, the FIA implemented a cooling vest system.The ... Read more:

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What F1's first-ever 'heat hazard' race means

Formula 1 has declared its first ever Heat Hazard for the Singapore Grand Prix - which has regulatory significance for how cars will run

How McLaren can seal F1 2025 constructors' championship this weekend A second Formula 1 constructors' championship in two years seems only a matter of time now for McLaren, which can seal the title at this weekend's Singapore Grand Prix.It actually had its first chance to wrap it up at the Azerbaijan GP two weeks ago - just as the final third of the 2025 F1 season kicked off - but its worst weekend of the campaign by some stretch prolonged the inevitable for at lea... Read more:

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How McLaren can seal F1 2025 constructors' championship

McLaren has enjoyed runaway success in the 2025 F1 season - and can clinch the constructors' championship at the Singapore GP this weekend

A new 12th team? Horner's surprise option for F1 return Christian Horner's recent $100million settlement with Red Bull has triggered a ton of speculation about where and when a potential return to Formula 1 will happen.He has been linked with several current squads, but another possibility is also understood to be under consideration - and that is of him potentially going it alone and setting up a 12th team.All options appear to be on the table right n... Read more:

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A new 12th team? Horner's surprise option for F1 return

The agreement in Christian Horner's Red Bull severance that allows him to return to F1 in the first half of 2026 has piqued a number of teams' inte...

Gary Anderson's solution to a long-standing F1 injustice It's always disappointing, not to mention unfair, when a Formula 1 driver gets caught out by a red flag through no fault of their own while whoever caused the stoppage doesn't suffer any disadvantage beyond that caused by their incident.What happened during Azerbaijan Grand Prix qualifying, which featured a record six red flags, had many examples of these injustices. It wasn't an isolated case, ei... Read more:

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Gary Anderson's solution to a long-standing F1 injustice

There were six red flags in F1 qualifying at the Azerbaijan GP, which inevitably meant some drivers had their laps ruined through no fault of their...

What time is F1's Singapore Grand Prix? Qualifying + race start times Formula 1 heads from one street circuit to another, as the Singapore Grand Prix is next on the agenda a fortnight on from an eventful Azerbaijan GP weekend.Below are all the times you need to be aware of ahead of this weekend's action at the Marina Bay circuit - home of F1's original night race.Singapore GP (local time) scheduleSingapore time (SGT) is seven hours ahead of UK (BST) time.Friday Octo... Read more:

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What time is F1's Singapore Grand Prix? Qualifying + race start times

All the times you need to be aware of ahead of the 2025 edition of the Singapore Grand Prix

Who is F1's most underrated driver? Fan Census 2025 results revealed Alex Albon is Formula 1's most underrated driver, according to The Race's 2025 Fan Census that surveyed over 2000 people.The Williams driver came out on top when The Race asked its audience to take part in the latest edition of the Fan Census, with 2028 respondents. Questions also focused on favourite drivers and teams.Albon took 17% of the vote, with Alpine driver Pierre Gasly second with 13%. Ni... Read more:

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Who is F1's most underrated driver? Fan Census 2025 results revealed

Who is the most underrated driver in F1? Who are the most popular drivers and teams? And does that match up with enthusiasts' picks of favourite te...

The hidden F1 war that's become an 'insane' battleground It’s been labelled as insane. It’s been mocked for looking ridiculous. One Formula 1 driver said it is like fighting for your life. And it has opened the door for teams to play tricks up and down the pitlane to fool their rivals.Welcome to the world of F1 2025’s pitlane games, where getting the right place in the queue for qualifying has become a big under-the-radar battle. Success and failure for... Read more:

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The hidden F1 war that's become an 'insane' battleground

It’s been labelled as insane. It’s been mocked for looking ridiculous - welcome to F1 2025's biggest under-the-radar battle

Sportscar stars on Verstappen's GT3 win and what he'll do next Formula 1 world champion Max Verstappen taking victory in his first GT3 race on the Nurburgring Nordschleife made headlines and set the motorsport world buzzing.Despite the almost casual ease with which he dominated the rest of the NLS field, it would be a mistake to think it will always come this easily – and Verstappen himself knows it.Verstappen appearing on more endurance racing grids is eager... Read more:

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Sportscar stars on Verstappen's GT3 win and what he'll do next

How Max Verstappen's GT3 win went down with some of his likely future sportscar rivals

McLaren's working on a downward trend that's hurt Norris more McLaren is working to end a run of slow Formula 1 pitstops that’s affected Lando Norris more than his team-mate Oscar Piastri. McLaren has performed the three fastest individual pitstops of the 2025 F1 season, but it has the worst average pitstop times of the top teams in recent races.Pitstop times over the past six racesNorris (McLaren) Mean: 3.90s Median: 3.98sPiastri (McLaren) Mean: 2.66s Media... Read more:

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McLaren's working on a downward trend that's hurt Norris more

McLaren's trying to address a problem that keeps hitting Lando Norris harder than Oscar Piastri

Why Hamilton and Norris are using tape on F1 starting grids Formula 1 operates at the cutting edge of technology, but there are still times where the most basic of solutions to a problem is best.One example that has come under the spotlight recently relates to race starts and drivers positioning themselves perfectly in their grid spots.A driver being able to start centimetres forward can be the difference between getting a wheel inside a rival on the run t... Read more:

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Why Hamilton and Norris are using tape on F1 starting grids

The big, wide F1 cars of today present drivers a challenge before a race even gets under way. Here are two drivers' very different - yet similarly ...

Dismantling a dreadful film + another 2015 twist: this week on Patreon Coming this week in The Race Members' Club!Val Khorounzhiy's MotoGP rider rankingsThe MotoGP title was decided in Japan, but the new world champion was not the weekend's standout rider. Val Khorounzhiy tackles your questions about his latest MotoGP rider rankings.Film Club: Driven rewatchEdd Straw, Matt Beer and Val spend an hour laughing after reacquainting themselves with the terrible racing mov... Read more:

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Dismantling a dreadful film + another 2015 twist: this week on Patreon

Here's what to look out for in The Race Members' Club on Patreon this week