US EditionAston Martin's Alonso Quickest in First Practice for Singapore GP
Fernando Alonso set the fastest time by 0.150 seconds in FP1 at Singapore, with Max Verstappen third and Lewis Hamilton fourth on a track still gaining rubber.
- October 03, 2025, Fernando Alonso, the Aston Martin driver, set the early pace in FP1 at the Marina Bay Street Circuit with a 31.116 lap.
- Track conditions and tyre choices affected running in FP1; the green track was still rubbering in and Alonso's lap was 0.150 seconds quicker than Charles Leclerc's time.
- Franco Colapinto ended FP1 down the order, finishing 19th with a 1:33.324, +2.208s off the leader.
- Red Bull Racing's practice engine settings suggest more pace on Saturday, while FP2 and qualifying starting at 21:00 local time should reveal a truer pecking order.
- Alonso's showing belies Aston Martin's season struggles as Fernando Alonso, 44-year-old Aston Martin driver, led FP1 despite last winning 12 years ago; Max Verstappen, Red Bull and recent two-race winner, was 0.276s behind.
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Fernando Alonso set the fastest time during the first free practice session for the Singapore Grand Prix. The two-time world champion finished ahead of Charles Leclerc and Max Verstappen.
In this live blog, we preview the Singapore GP and follow the first practice sessions on the street circuit.
Aston Martin star Fernando Alonso races to the top in the first free practice in Singapore, Piastri complains about Hamilton.
This weekend Franco Colapinto is competing for the Singapore Grand Prix, where he was in 19th place this Friday during the first free practice, in which he failed to consolidate the control he had been demonstrating over his "unpredictable" single-seater of Alpine. His team-mate, Pierre Gasly, was also on the run until he achieved a lap that left him in the 13th place. Fernando Alonso scored with his Aston Martin the most outstanding time that e…
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