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Norris Confident McLaren Can Shine in Singapore

McLaren said it has worked on a fuel-system fix after Norris lost straight-line speed by two or three grid places in qualifying, he said.

  • FIA stewards imposed grid penalties on Red Bull driver Isack Hadjar, Alpine driver Franco Colapinto, and Racing Bulls driver Arvid Lindblad for power-unit and engine-component violations during Malaysia qualifying, reshuffling the Singapore Grand Prix grid at the Marina Bay Street Circuit.
  • Penalties stem from strict 2026 technical regulations mandating a 50-50 combustion-battery power split, which triggered widespread reliability issues during the rain-affected Bahrain Grand Prix at the Sepang International Circuit last Sunday.
  • McLaren driver Lando Norris remains hopeful that technical adjustments will restore his straight-line speed deficit. "I'm hopeful that it will be better this weekend, but honestly I'll get on the track and see," Norris stated on Thursday.
  • Mercedes driver George Russell faces further grid penalties after a power-unit failure in Malaysia, while championship leader Kimi Antonelli maintains an 84-point advantage heading into the physically demanding Sprint weekend.
  • Limited to one practice session at the Marina Bay Street Circuit, teams face a compressed Sprint weekend before Sunday's high-heat race, with Antonelli holding an 84-point lead while Norris and Russell battle to preserve their title hopes.
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The Britishman (Mercedes) signed the best time of the first tests ahead of Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) and Lando Norris.

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Writing sports, 9 Oct (EFE).- Timetable for the first and only free training for the Singapore Grand Prix, the 17th Formula One World Championship, which is held in the Marina Bay urban circuit. 1. George Russell GBR Mercedes 1:32,274 .2. Charles Leclerc MON Ferrari at 0.198 .3. Lando Norris GBR McLaren [...] The Russell entry, ahead of Leclerc and Norris in Singapore's only free was first published in HolaNews.

Mercedes driver George Russell set the fastest time in free practice at the Formula 1 World Championship in Singapore.

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