Max Verstappen set the quickest time in a red-flagged remaining apply on the 2025 System 1 Singapore Grand Prix.
McLaren's Lando Norris was the early pacesetter on mediums, setting a 1m31.021s within the first quarter-hour. Crimson Bull's Verstappen and Ferrari's Lewis Hamilton ultimately coming closest to that benchmark on the yellow-walled tyres, lapping in 1m31.358s and 1m31.448s respectively.
Regardless of daytime situations which aren't totally consultant of the nocturnal qualifying and race, the groups largely centered on one-lap tempo forward of this afternoon, with grid place extra essential on the Marina Bay Avenue Circuit than at most different tracks.
Andrea Kimi Antonelli was the primary driver in 1m30s with the delicate rubber, having lapped in 1m30.760s earlier than being surpassed by Charles Leclerc's 1m30.651s, Norris' 1m30.292s and Verstappen's 1m30.148s.
Championship chief Oscar Piastri lapped inside 0.017s of Verstappen's marker on his remaining try, on a weekend when McLaren can win the constructors' championship for a second season in a row.
George Russell made up the highest three with a 0.049s deficit, because the Mercedes driver lamented a insecurity in Flip 16, the place he suffered a “bizarre” FP2 crash.
George Russell, Mercedes
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Antonelli and Norris set the very same time of 1m30.237s for fourth and fifth, adopted by Carlos Sainz, Isack Hadjar, Hamilton and Nico Hulkenberg. The highest 9 subsequently featured seven completely different groups inside half a second, with Haas, Aston Martin and Alpine additional down.
Liam Lawson induced a purple flag quarter-hour into the session when he misplaced management of his Racing Bulls on the Flip 7 exit kerb, subsequently crashing into the surface wall. The Italian crew will now undertake a race in opposition to time to repair his automotive in time for qualifying, with apparent wing and suspension injury.
A possible red-flag infringement by Hamilton can be investigated by the stewards after the session.
Apart from the Lawson's off, the principle driving errors within the session included Franco Colapinto, Sainz and Alex Albon harmlessly taking to the escape highway at Flip 14.
F1 Singapore GP – FP3 outcomes
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