Alonso Leads First Practice at Singapore
Marina Bay Street Circuit
This weekend includes the race starting at 13:00 BST on Sunday.
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Opening Round Summary
Aston Martin's two-time champion was fastest beating Scuderia star and Dutch ace during the opening session at the Marina Bay race.
McLaren's drivers Australian rookie and British talent wrapped up the practice in fifth and sixth.
The young Australian was 0.217 seconds speedier than his teammate.
The experienced Spaniard was a tenth and a half leading of Leclerc and 0.276secs clear than Verstappen.
Ferrari's Lewis Hamilton was fourth fastest.
Car Performance
Few anticipate that the Silverstone-based team will be in the mix for the top spot.
However, the team are optimistic of a improved performance on a tight circuit that is ideally suited to their car, which performs better when high levels of aerodynamic grip are required.
Two-time champion Alonso is also known as a Singapore specialist, and often shines on the night race venue.
Yet he was probably operating with less fuel or a increased power than his competitors, or a combination, to post the fastest lap.
Session Details
His team-mate Lance Stroll was a significant margin behind in 18th place.
The Canadian had difficulties with his driving position during the initial runs and was also running new components.
FP1 in Marina Bay is not representative of later performance under lights as it is conducted in afternoon sun in early evening, while qualifying and the grand prix are run after dark.
Points Situation
Piastri is ahead of his teammate by a quarter-century with the final stretch to go entering the Grand Prix in Singapore.
McLaren are in position to wrap up the constructors' championship on Sunday.
Sole scenario they can miss out in Singapore is if Mercedes surpass them by thirty-one or the Scuderia manage it by a similar margin.
Red Bull Update
The energy drink brand's team are optimistic of a strong result after recent successes in Italy and Azerbaijan ahead of this Grand Prix.
The team breathed a sigh when light rain falling before the session stopped by the moment the vehicles took to the track on a surface that had remained dry.
Team consultant the Austrian stated prior to running that they needed a uninterrupted running to get underway on understanding their chassis settings for the event.
