Charles Leclerc led the way in the opening practice hour at this weekend’s Singapore Grand Prix, edging out Carlos Sainz in a Ferrari 1-2.
The Monegasque driver beat his team-mate to the top of the timesheets by only 0.078s, with Max Verstappen just over a tenth behind Leclerc.
Lando Norris utilised the upgraded McLaren MCL60 to set the fourth quickest time, ahead of the Mercedes pairing.
Sergio Perez in the second of the Red Bulls wound up seventh; Fernando Alonso, Yuki Tsunoda and Esteban Ocon completed the top 10.
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