Summary

  • Ferrari's Carlos Sainz on pole position for Singapore Grand Prix

  • Mercedes of George Russell in P2 with second Ferrari of Charles Leclerc P3

  • Championship leader Max Verstappen eliminated in Q2 alongside Red Bull team-mate Sergio Perez

  • Norris P4, Hamilton P5, Magnussen P6, Alonso P7, Ocon P8, Hulkenberg P9, Lawson P10

  • Out in Q2: Verstappen, Gasly, Perez, Albon, Tsunoda

  • Aston Martin's Lance Stroll suffers huge crash at end of Q1 to bring out red flag

  • Stroll walks away unharmed but car suffers extensive damage

  • Out in Q1: Bottas, Piastri, Sargeant, Zhou, Stroll

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Live Reporting

Lorraine McKenna

  1. Go! Go! Go!

    The giant heads are brilliant. A teenage Max Verstappen is the cutout of choice for some Singapore fans today.

    The fans in Singapore hold up a giant head of a younger Max VerstappenGetty Images

  2. 'Car was on the right window'

    Carlos Sainz arrives in the Singapore paddockGetty Images

    Can Carlos Sainz secure his second pole position of the 2023 season this weekend?

    The Spaniard wrote on X (formerly Twitter): "Positive Friday. The car was on the right window from the very first lap so we kept focused on fine tuning the set-up during FP2.

    "I expect the track to gain grip tomorrow, so we’ll see how much our competitors and ourselves can improve for Quali."

  3. Weather watch

    Ian Fergusson
    BBC weather forecaster

    Air temp is 31C and the track 39.4C. Light wind from the SSE. Shower earlier this afternoon, but chance of any further rain is continuing to reduce around Marina Bay as we approach evening. FIA official risk of rain is 20%.

    Singapore weather

  4. Second practice classification

    Kevin Magnussen lifted his Haas into the top 10 in second practice along with the Alfa Romeo of Valtteri Bottas.

    Esteban Ocon found himself and his Alpine in 13th spot and Yuki Tsunoda finished down in P16, four places lower than rookie Alpha Tauri team-mate Liam Lawson.

    Second practice classificationFormula 1

  5. Sainz tops second practice as Red Bulls struggle

    Carlos Sainz on track in SingaporeEPA

    Ferrari topped the timesheets once again in Friday practice, with Carlos Sainz this time finishing just 0.018 seconds quicker than team-mate Charles Leclerc.

    Mercedes driver George Russell was 0.235secs off Sainz's fastest marker in third, ahead of Aston Martin's Fernando Alonso.

    Both Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez complained of a lack of a rear grip in the Red Bull and ended the session seventh for Perez and eighth for world champion Verstappen.

    Alex Albon had his second practice cut short after only a couple of laps on the hard tyre because issues with his Williams.

  6. I have some sad news to bring you.

    Having a mooch around social media and it looks like one of the monitor lizards didn't make it to its desired destination and, unfortunately, met its maker at the wheels of an F1 car.

    RIP, scaly friend. We'll remember you fondly.

    A lizard on the track in SingaporeFormula 1

  7. First practice classification

    Below the top five, George Russell finished the opening hour in sixth, last year's Singapore Grand Prix winner Sergio Perez was seventh and two-time world champion Fernando Alonso ended the session in eighth place.

    The Alpha Tauri of Yuki Tsunoda was ninth and Esteban Ocon popped his Alpine into the top 10 in tenth.

    First practice classificationFormula 1

  8. Ferrari one-two (and lizards) in first practice

    Charles LeclercGetty Images

    The big storyline of first practice on Friday wasn't about the cars on track, it was the lizards who brought out separate yellow flags because of their brief visits to the Singapore street circuit.

    Away from the animal sightings, Charles Leclerc led Carlos Sainz in a Ferrari one-two ahead of Red Bull's Max Verstappen, with McLaren's Lando Norris fourth and the Mercedes of Lewis Hamilton in fifth.

    Verstappen wasn't too happy with his car, highlighting his struggles with oversteer, but other than that, it was an uneventful session to start the weekend.

  9. Good morning

    Hello, folks. Drivers have climbed out of their ice baths and are ready for another sweaty practice session before qualifying gets going later on.

    Third practice goes green at 10:30 BST.

    The fight for pole gets under way at 14:00 BST.

    Full commentary of final practice will be available on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra and the BBC Sounds app, while qualifying will be online-only via the audio icon at the top of this page.

  10. Lights out and...

    Will sparks fly for Ferrari in the ferocious heat of sizzling Singapore?

    Don't turn the big light on just yet, though. There is still one more practice session to complete before the sun goes down at Marina Bay...

    Sparks at the back of Carlos Sainz's FerrariGetty Images