Overview

• Max Verstappen led FP3 with a 1:30.148, edging Oscar Piastri by 0.017 seconds, with George Russell third, Kimi Antonelli fourth and Lando Norris fifth.
• Lewis Hamilton was summoned to the stewards over an alleged red‑flag infringement in FP3 and could face a grid penalty pending the FIA decision.
• Oscar Piastri set the FP2 benchmark for McLaren, while teammate Lando Norris said his roughly half‑second deficit on Friday was down to his driving.
• Charles Leclerc hit Norris in the pit lane during FP2, damaging the McLaren; Ferrari received a fine for the incident.
• Practice was disrupted by crashes, including Russell’s FP2 shunt and Liam Lawson’s second accident of the weekend in FP3 that triggered a red flag, increasing the stakes for qualifying on the overtaking‑scarce Marina Bay circuit.