🔗 Share this article Alonso Sets Pace First Session at Singapore Singapore Grand Prix This weekend includes the grand prix kicking off at British Summer Time on race day. Live updates streamed on radio channels and BBC Sport. FP1 Results Overview The team's two-time champion was fastest beating Scuderia star and Dutch ace during FP1 for the Marina Bay race. The British team's championship contenders Australian rookie and Lando Norris finished the practice in P5 and P6. The young Australian was over two tenths faster than Norris. The experienced Spaniard was 0.150secs leading of Leclerc and 0.276secs faster than the Red Bull star. The Italian squad's British icon was fourth fastest. Team Strategies Few anticipate that Aston Martin will be front-runners for P1. Nonetheless, the squad are optimistic of a better weekend on a technical venue that is better matched to their car, which performs better when high levels of downforce are required. Double world title winner Fernando is also renowned as a street circuit master, and usually excels on the Singapore circuit. But he was probably running a lighter load or a increased power than his rivals, or each, to set such a quick time. Session Details His team-mate Canadian racer was 1.918secs off the pace in P18. He had problems with his seat at the start and was also running experimental parts. FP1 in Marina Bay is not reflective of conditions under lights as it is conducted in bright conditions in early evening, while grid-deciding session and the race are run after dark. Title Battle The McLaren driver leads Norris by a quarter-century with the final stretch ahead heading into the Grand Prix in the Lion City. The Woking-based team are set to clinch the manufacturers' crown on race day. The only way they can fail to secure it in Singapore is if Mercedes surpass them by over thirty or Ferrari do so by a similar margin. Red Bull Update Red Bull are optimistic of a positive weekend after Max's wins in Italy and Azerbaijan leading into this event. It was a relief when precipitation coming down ahead of FP1 stopped by the moment the machines went out on a surface that had stayed clear. Team consultant Red Bull's advisor commented ahead of practice that they wanted a uninterrupted running to get underway on fine-tuning their chassis settings for the event.