Russell leads sole Singapore GP practice from Leclerc and Norris
George Russell set the fastest time in the only practice session of the Singapore Grand Prix weekend, finishing ahead of Charles Leclerc and Lando Norris. The Mercedes driver’s best lap was 1:32.274, with Leclerc 0.198s back and Norris 0.273s off the pace.
Russell topped the sole free practice session for the 2026 Singapore Grand Prix, which is being run to the Sprint format. The Mercedes driver set a best time of 1:32.274 on Soft tyres to lead Ferrari’s Leclerc and McLaren’s Norris.
Leclerc ended the session 0.198s behind Russell, while Norris was 0.273s adrift in third. Ferrari’s Lewis Hamilton was fourth, followed by McLaren’s Oscar Piastri in fifth.
Max Verstappen finished sixth and was the quickest driver on the Medium compound. With only one hour of non-competitive running available on the Sprint weekend, the session began at 16:30 local time and drivers headed out early.
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