#F1 #SingaporeGP #FP1 Report: @alo_oficial pips @CharlesLeclerc by 0.150s.

Alonso Singapore GP FP1 – Aston Martin’s Fernando Alonso ended opening practice at the top of the time-sheets ahead of Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc as Red Bull’s Max Verstappen rounded out the top three.

In a session not representative of qualifying and race conditions, Alonso posted the benchmark of a 1:31.116 on the C5 red side-walled softer compounds and was 0.150 seconds clear of Leclerc whilst Verstappen was a further 0.276 seconds off in third.

The World Driver’s Championship contenders for McLaren in Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris were down in fifth and sixth respectively.

RB’s Liam Lawson was the first to lead the pack out on the C3 white-marked harder compounds.

The Kiwi registered the benchmark of a 1:38.637, as Sauber’s Nico Hulkenberg’s slotted in second 0.001 seconds adrift of Lawson.

Piastri then moved to the top with a 1:36.253 as Sainz, Hajdar and Hulkenberg shuffled Lawson down to fifth.

Verstappen was next on the C3’s to go fastest on a 1:35.501 whilst Ferrari’s Sir Lewis Hamilton ended up 0.019 seconds off the Red Bull driver in second as Lawson jumped up to third whilst Norris slotted into fourth in the order ahead of team-mate Piastri as the session reached the sixth minute mark.

Replays showed Williams’ Alexander Albon return to the pits after his FW47 racer caught fire with the Grove based-outfit reporting it was a rear brake hardware issue.

Sauber’s Hulkenberg moved up to third with his 1:35.548 as Hadjar moved to P1 with his 1:34.329 but was edged by Verstappen’s 1:34.059 at the ninth minute mark of proceedings after setting a middle best sector.

Hamilton was next and with a purple sector three went quickest on a 1:33.927 then was ousted by Aston Martin’s Fernando Alonso who posted a 1:33.608 on the C4 yellow-marked mediums.

Norris on his next flyer on the hards with two personal bests and a purple sector two went to P1 on a 1:33.388 as Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc with three personal bests jumped up to third in the classification.

Sainz bumped Norris down to second posting a 1:33.325 but this was brief as Piastri returned to the top with a 1:33.239 to go 0.086 seconds faster than the former.

Alonso followed and snatched P1 back with a 1:32.592 to go 0.647 seconds faster than Piastri as his stint continued on the C4’s.

Verstappen on the 16^th minute mark of proceedings ended up 0.419 seconds off Alonso’s benchmark in second after posting three personal bests.

Sainz was next as he set a 1:33.083 to be 0.491 adrift of Alonso’s best effort in third.

Hamilton then pipped Sainz for third setting a 1:33.034 to be 0.442 off the leading Aston Martin driver in Alonso.

Norris then set three purple sectors to go fastest with a 1:32.492 to end up 0.099 seconds clear of Alonso with 41 minutes left on the clock.

Verstappen was next and with a purple middle sector slotted into second to be 0.021 seconds off Norris’s benchmark as Leclerc split Alonso and Hamilton to go fourth with his 1:32.600.

Mercedes’ George Russell with three personal bests moved up into ninth with his 1:33.416 to jump ahead of team-mate Andrea Kimi Antonelli.

Red Bull’s Yuki Tsunoda then put his RB21 racer into fifth splitting the Ferrari’s with a 1:32.722 as RB’s Hadjar in the sister team with a purple opening sector jumped to third to wound up 0.057 seconds off Norris’s best effort at the 26^th-minute mark of the 60-minute opening practice session.

The majority of the field at the 27^th minute mark bar Alonso, Lawson and Gasly were all in the pits adjusting their car setups and getting prepped to head out again.

Alonso was on another stint with the C4’s and with three purple sectors reclaimed P1 with a 1:32.054 to be 0.439 seconds clear of Norris as the session reached the end of the opening half-an-hour of running.

Sainz was next and also ventured out on the C4’s mediums and with a personal best sector one and two purple sectors relegated Alonso to second with a 1:31.812 to be 0.242 seconds in-front of the double world champion.

Antonelli on his flyer with the mediums set three personal bests to take sixth with a 1:32.592 and ended up 0.780 seconds off Sainz’s benchmark as Aston Martin’s Lance Stroll came out first on the C5 red-marked softer tyres to begin his qualifying simulation run as the others also began venturing out on the softs.

Stroll with three personal bests could only manage 11^th and was 1.222 seconds off Sainz’s best time.

Leclerc was the next on the C5’s softer rubber and the Monegasque driver with two purple final sectors went to the top on a 1:31.266 as 24 minutes were left on the clock.

Verstappen with three personal bests on the softs ended up 0.588 seconds off in third whilst Norris on the C5’s then placed second to be 0.432 seconds adrift of Leclerc.

Piastri on his flying tour slotted into sixth with his softer tyres setting a 1:32.311 to be over a second down on Leclerc’s best time.

Russell still on the C4 mediums, with three personal bests could only reach tenth to be a narrow 0.011 seconds off his Mercedes team-mate Antonelli with 20 minutes and 15 seconds remaining.

Tsunoda with two personal bests then placed his Red Bull eighth on his soft tyre effort to wound up 1.133 seconds off Leclerc’s benchmark.

Hamilton was next with three personal bests on his qualifying simulation run on the softs ended up 0.489 seconds off team-mate Leclerc’s effort whilst Verstappen improved to a 1:31.392 to be 0.126 seconds off the Ferrari driver remaining in second.

Piastri then jumped to third posting a 1:31.481 after three personal best to end up 0.215 seconds off Leclerc at the top with 13 minutes remaining.

Alonso on his flying lap with a purple sector three went fastest with a 1:31.117 as replays showed Piastri brush the wall heading towards the penultimate corner.

Hamilton was next on his hot-lap with the softs and the Briton with a purple sector three moved back up to fourth to be 0.363 seconds off Alonso’s benchmark.

Most of the field were back in the pits once again to adjust their setups before re-emerging for some long race data gathering runs in the final ten minutes.

Alonso improved once again to set a 1:31.116 to be 0.150 seconds clear of Leclerc at the head of the time-sheets.

The drivers ended the session completing their higher fuel runs as the order finished with Alonso ahead of Leclerc as Verstappen (who won the Azerbaijan GP last time out) completed the top three.

Hamilton was next in fourth and in-front of the McLaren pairing of Piastri and Norris who were fifth and sixth in the classification.

RB’s Hadjar placed seventh in the order and ahead of Sainz who took eighth in the sole Williams as Tsunoda and Haas’s Esteban Ocon rounded out the top ten.

You can see the full Formula 1 Singapore Airlines Singapore Grand Prix 2025 Free Practice 1 Results Classification at the link: FORMULA 1 SINGAPORE AIRLINES SINGAPORE GRAND PRIX 2025 – PRACTICE 1

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