Overview

• George Russell took pole in 1:29.158, ahead of Max Verstappen and championship leader Oscar Piastri, with Kimi Antonelli fourth and Lando Norris fifth.
• Lewis Hamilton qualified sixth and Charles Leclerc seventh, as Isack Hadjar, Oliver Bearman and Fernando Alonso completed the top ten.
• Stewards fined Ferrari €10,000 for an unsafe release that caused Leclerc to tap Lando Norris in the pit lane during FP2, issuing no grid penalty to the driver.
• Practice underlined close one-lap pace at the front, with Piastri fastest in FP2 and Verstappen topping FP3 by 0.017 seconds over the McLaren.
• The FIA declared heat‑risk conditions for Singapore and authorized refrigerated cooling vests for all sessions to protect drivers in the extreme humidity and temperatures.