Overview

• Fernando Alonso set the FP1 benchmark at Marina Bay with a 1:31.116, ahead of Charles Leclerc and Max Verstappen, with Lewis Hamilton fourth and McLaren fifth and sixth.
• Alpine showed a clear intra‑team gap as Pierre Gasly placed 13th in 1:32.378 while rookie Franco Colapinto was 19th in 1:33.324, still chasing his first points of the season.
• Alex Albon completed minimal running after an early Williams issue, leaving him classified last without a representative time.
• The FIA issued a first heat‑risk warning, permitted driver cooling systems and allowed garage closures during heavy rain, measures tailored to Singapore’s harsh conditions.
• Strategy variables include an 80 km/h pitlane that teams say saves about 4–5 seconds per stop, Pirelli’s softer C3–C5 compounds and four DRS zones, with weather likely to shape outcomes.