Valtteri Bottas tied the knot last weekend but the honeymoon has been put on hold until after the this weekend's race.

Still, there are worst places Mrs Bottas could be than Singapore...

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According to Daniel Ricciardo, this shoe drinking carry on is an Australian tradition. What's the most bizarre F1 celebration or tradition you have seen or heard of? Have you ever celebrated a particular race win in unusual fashion? Or do you have any quirky race traditions?

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So you would expect drinking from a shoe after a two-hour race in hot and sweaty conditions to be pretty disgusting, right?

"It's delicious," said the Australian when explaining the bizarre podium celebration he has introduced this season.

"If the sparkling wine is cold, then it tastes good. If it's warm then you might get the sweat through it but the cold taste kills the bad stuff."

Not sure science would quite agree with that...

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Chief F1 writer

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Friday was not the best of days in Singapore for Lewis Hamilton. Fourth quickest in first practice, he was on top after the first runs in second practice, but then was unhappy with the balance and failed to get a lap in on his ultra-soft qualifying simulation, before a hydraulic leak meant he missed all the race preparation work later on. But he was not too worried. “It is a little bit of a disadvantage but it is nothing we can’t handle,” Hamilton said.

More important was the indication that Mercedes were in the ballpark, unlike last season. “Last year we were sliding around a lot like we had really low downforce but today we had a lot of grip,” Hamilton said. “Definitely we are in a better position to fight for the front row. It will be close but I think we’re looking good.”

Like yesterday, practice will get under way while the sun is still in the sky, with sunset not for another 90 minutes or so. Final practice begins at 11:00 BST but qualifying will be completely under the lights because that gets under way at 14:00 BST, which is 9pm local time.

You can listen to practice and qualifying commentary from Jack Nicholls and the gang via this page, starting at 11:00 BST.

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Chief F1 writer

So far, it does not look as if there is going to be a repeat of last year’s major upset in Singapore, when Mercedes had an off weekend and were nowhere. 

This time, Mercedes are in much better shape - but the signs are that this will still be their toughest weekend since Monaco, where they won, but really should not have. 

Ferrari and Red Bull are breathing down their necks, and on the pole position fight, Red Bull’s Daniel Ricciardo says: “Out of the top six, anyone can do it.”

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Hello! Welcome along to our coverage of qualifying day for the Singapore Grand Prix.

This was the scene of an oddly below par performance from Mercedes 12 months ago, when they finished 1.5 seconds slower than Sebastian Vettel, who took pole position.

Practice was not without its problems for Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg as a hydraulics issue hampered the former and the latter crashed in first practice, but generally the pace was there, with Rosberg topping the timesheet in FP2.

However, their rivals - including Daniel Ricciardo - look a lot closer than they have for much of this season.

Let battle commence.

Here's Daniel Ricciardo. Looks pretty happy, right?

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Why's he holding his boot up like that, you might ask. Well, that's because he's just finished drinking from it. Yep, that's right. He has just gulped a concoction of boot sweat and champagne. Disgusting, isn't it?

The good news is he has promised to only repeat such scenes if he wins a race.  

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The bad news? That could well happen tomorrow...