Singapore Grand Prix: McLaren and Honda confirm split - reaction

Summary

McLaren and Honda confirm split
Ricciardo fastest in first and second practice, Ferraris hit problems
Sainz's loan to Renault to replace Palmer for 2018 confirmed
McLaren sign three-year deal with Renault, Toro Rosso join with Honda from 2018
Final practice at 11:00 BST Saturday & qualifying at 14:00

Live Reporting

Jamie Strickland

Thanks and cheeriopublished at 15:23 British Summer Time 15 September 2017
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Right, we'll sign off now after what has been a busy old day on the F1 beat.
Daniel Ricciardo's pace around the Marina Bay Circuit has been nothing short of stunning and it'll be interesting to see what he can do in FP3 and qualifying tomorrow - and if anyone can step up to challenge him.
F1's busy working launch also saw the i's dotted and the t's crossed on a number of significant deals, with McLaren and Honda's divorce throwing them into the waiting arms of Renault and Toro Rosso respectively.
You can also add to that Carlos Sainz's move to Renault, Singapore's new four-year deal, and Nico Rosberg joining forces with Robert Kubica to get the Pole back into F1.
Wow. Well done everyone.
I'll leave you with links to all of today's stories and a rather nice feature.
Go on, spoil yourselves.
Practice report: Ricciardo supreme as Ferrari struggle
McLaren-Honda split after three years of troubled partnership
Feature: When F1 partnerships go wrong
Carlos Sainz to join Renault in 2018
World champion Rosberg working to help Kubica return to F1
FP2 timespublished at 15:09 British Summer Time 15 September 2017
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FP2 result: 11-20published at 15:05 British Summer Time 15 September 2017
11 Vettel 12 Sainz 13 Kvyat 14 Palmer 15 Massa 16 Stroll 17 Magnussen 18 Grosjean 19 Wehrlein 20 Ericsson
FP2 result: 1-10published at 15:04 British Summer Time 15 September 2017
1 Ricciardo 2 Verstappen 3 Hamilton 4 Bottas 5 Hulkenberg 6 Vandoorne 7 Alonso 8 Perez 9 Raikkonen 10 Ocon
Sainz off at Turn 18published at 15:03 British Summer Time 15 September 2017
Not for the first time a car sails straight on at the left-hander that dives under the grandstand at Turn 18. Carlos Sainz is the culprit this time. He reverses (almost collecting Vettel as he does so) and thunders back to the pits.
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Chequered flagpublished at 15:01 British Summer Time 15 September 2017
FP2 ends and Daniel Ricciardo is atop the pile again by the small matter of half a second. An impressive statement of intent.
Max Verstappen makes it a Red Bull one-two, with the Mercedes cars of Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas third and fourth.
Full result to follow.
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Three minutes to go. The order looks set and the dominant Daniel Ricciardo is poised for a sweep of the Friday practice sessions.
Postpublished at 14:56 British Summer Time 15 September 2017
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McLarens sixth and seventh as it stands. The team targeted this race as one where they can put on a good showing and it's a case of so far so good for Alonso and Vandoorne.
Race-pace sim runs: Advantage Ricciardopublished at 14:54 British Summer Time 15 September 2017
Andrew Benson
BBC Sport’s chief F1 writer in Singaore
At the moment Red Bull are still looking very, very strong. Ricciardo is on average half a second quicker than Lewis Hamilton, and he's the next quickest guy. Then it's a tenth to Vettel
Modern F1published at 14:52 British Summer Time 15 September 2017
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Haas tells Romain Grosjean to pit because of a telemetry problem.
The Frenchman has not been a happy bunny in that car and has been complaining about handling.
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They may be on long runs but these guys are still pushing.
Bottas locks up big style after going over the Anderson Bridge, while Haas' Kevin Magnussen has brushed the wall.
"I hit the wall a little bit hard," the Dane tells his team. "It feels OK but it was hard."
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Nice lid, Sebpublished at 14:37 British Summer Time 15 September 2017
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