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Roberto Merhi, replaced by Alexander Rossi for this weekend, makes a notable walk through the Manor garage. I wonder what he is thinking...?
Summary
Kvyat fastest in second practice, Hamilton fourth
Red Bulls much improved
Stevens crashes in the Manor, puncture for Sainz
Rosberg fastest in first practice, Hamilton 2nd
Rossi hits the wall late on for Manor
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Red flagpublished at 12:27
Oh so close to a trouble-free first outing for Alexander Rossi. Red flag.
The American hit a barrier in the final sector and both tyres on the right side of his Manor are facing the wrong way.
"I hit the wall," he says over team radio.
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Daniil Kvyat is heading back out to get in a couple of laps with Red Bull having fixed the fuel system issue that limited him to just five laps earlier in the session.
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Into the final 10 minutes and there is no change at the top of the order, with Nico Rosberg leading the way with the 1:47.995 he clocked a while back. Lewis Hamilton is second fastest, with Daniel Ricciardo third.
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Yellow flagpublished at 12:21
Yellow flag is waved as Sebastian Vettel shoots down the escape road at turn five, having gone heavily over the kerb moments earlier.
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Pastor Maldonado is told of a potential reliability issue with the gearbox in his Lotus so time is called on his first practice session and in he goes to get the sandwich orders in early doors.
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Lee McKenzie
BBC F1 pit-lane reporterQuote MessageHeat is an issue in Singapore and I have been watching Lewis Hamilton come past me in the pit lane. He tends to take his hands off the wheel and move them around a bit, and has even taken his glove off at one point.
Get involved #bbcf1published at 12:11 British Summer Time 18 September 2015
Can Hamilton be compared to Senna?
Postpublished at 12:10
Image source, Formula1.comWith 20 minutes left, this is how things look on the timesheet.
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Image source, Getty ImagesThe appearance of the safety car has been a regular feature of past Singapore GPs and no doubt the owner of hasmaldonadocrashedtoday.com will be eagerly waiting to update their site this weekend.
So far so good for Pastor Maldonado, though, as he has the 10th fastest time, although he did have a little moment when he ran very, very close to the barrier.
Sparktasticpublished at 12:03
Image source, Formula1.comIt doesn't take long for darkness to fully descend over Singapore and the circuit is looking phenomenal under the lights at the moment.
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Apart from some cockpit and radio issues for Jenson Button it is so far so good for McLaren, with Fernando Alonso 10th fastest and Button in P12. Both have completed 14 laps, with Carlos Sainz having spent the most time out on track having completed 18 laps of the Marina Bay circuit.
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A slight gain for Nico Rosberg as he dips below 1:48 with a 1:47.995 to stay top of the timesheet. Lewis Hamilton is second, three tenths of a second slower, with Daniel Ricciardo third.
Image source, GettyGet involved #bbcf1published at 11:57 British Summer Time 18 September 2015
Can Hamilton be compared to Senna
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Image source, Getty ImagesDaniil Kvyat has got a timed lap under his belt, a 1:51.188 but he is still having some issues with his Red Bull. "Dany, for your information, we've aborted the run due to concerns about the fuel system," he is told over the radio.