HE Marina Bay Street Circuit, In Singapore, it is narrow, winding (19 bends in 4.9 km) and high downforceIt has nothing to do with Monza. But for the first time this season Ferrari’s car proves highly competitive on two very different routes. Charles Leclerc He conducted the first free rehearsals in the morning and Carlos Sainz He was fastest in night conditions (1.32.120); The conditions were the same for both tomorrow’s qualifying and Sunday’s races, and his teammate was only 18,000ths behind.

Those who point to this Max Verstappen and Red Bull They wouldn’t dominate like they usually do So far they’ve been right. The World Championship leader has never won in Singapore and has never won pole at a track. The pilot himself admits that he tends to “choke a little bit”. In the eighth place, more than seven out of ten began to suffer. Checo Pérez was also not feeling very comfortable on the first day of training. “Guys, this isn’t working. “Every time I brake it feels like I’m going to crash.”The seventh Mexican at the end warned on the radio.

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McLaren is the vehicle that brought the most updates here, and it was seen that Mercedes was on a track suitable for them. George Russel He narrowly avoided an accident. As a result, the Briton finished third behind the two Ferraris, two tenths back and ahead of Fernando Alonso’s Aston Martin; This improved his performance compared to the morning session and he finished fourth, three tenths behind Sainz’s time. I put on the soft rubber for the first time. Hamilton closes out a very representative top five.

Traditionally Ferrari battled for pole positions and victories in Singapore In fact, in 2022, Leclerc and Sainz joined winner Sergio Pérez on the podium. But it is surprising that the current Maranello car, the formidable SF-23, has such high performance with all the compounds used today and that two Scuderia drivers are jockeying for pole position this Saturday (3pm).

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Singapore Grand Prix, where walls are a constant threat and accidents are on the agenda. started without any significant incidentperhaps as a result of the optimal condition of the asphalt and the latest change in layout configuration with the elimination of four low-speed bends in the third sector. But it’s just the first day Both Sainz and Alonso exude confidence We are facing a weekend that promises strong emotions.

Singapore GP. Free 2:

1. Carlos Sainz (Ferrari) 1’32″120

2. Charles Leclerc (Ferrari), at 0″018

3. George Russell (Mercedes), at 0″235

4. Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin) at 0″358

5. Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) at 0″465

6. Lando Norris (McLaren) at 0″591

7. Sergio Pérez (Red Bull) at 0″692

8. Max Verstappen (Red Bull) at 0″732

9. Kevin Magnussen (Haas), at 0″897

10. Valtteri Bottas (Alfa Romeo) at 0″985

11. Nico Hülkenberg (Haas), in 1″019

12. Liam Lawson (AlphaTauri), 01″165

13. Esteban Ocon (Alp), at 1″241

14. Lance Stroll (Aston Martin), 1″270

15. Oscar Piastri (McLaren) at 1″341

16. Yuki Tsunoda (AlphaTauri) at 1″357

17. Gyanyu Zhou (Alfa Romeo), at 1″455

18. Pierre Gasly (Alp), at 1″704

19. Logan Sargeant (Williams), 2″207

20. Alexander Albon (Williams), at 3″438.