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Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton and Ferrari's Fernando Alonso shone Friday during the first two free practice sessions of the Singapore Formula 1 Grand Prix.
Fernando Alonso set the pace in the first session, as drivers adjusted to new rules prohibiting radio instructions.
The Ferrari driver ended the session 0.122s fastest than Lewis Hamilton's Mercedes with Rosberg's sister car just 0.027s slower.
Sebastian Vettel finished third ahead of his Red Bull Racing teammate, Daniel Ricciardo.
Jean-Eric Vergne was a surprising fifth in the Toro Rosso, followed by Kimi Raikkonen in the second Ferrari.
At the end of the session, Vettel parked his RB10-Renault at the end of the pit lane with a suspected engine failure.
Second free practice session
Lewis Hamilton set the pace as night-time descended in free practice 2 on the streets of Marina Bay.
However, his teammate Nico Rosberg was forced to abandon his low-fuel run on the supersoft tires when Pastor Maldonado slammed his Lotus into the Turn 10 wall, causing a red flag.
When action resumed, Mercedes switched Rosberg onto his heavy-fuel race simulations while Hamilton did a series a fast laps on the super soft tires.
Alonso ranked third in his Ferrari, ahead of Daniel Ricciardo. Sebastian Vettel spent most of the session in his garage as the red Bull Racing's mechanics changed his Renault engine after FP1's failure.
Vettel returned in action with just 8 minutes to go. He completed five laps and finished fifth, just behind the second Ferrari of Kimi Raikkonen.
Singapore Grand Prix, Marina Bay, First free practice session*:
1 - Fernando Alonso (Ferrari F14 T) - 1m49.056 - 16 laps
2 - Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes W05) - 1m49.178 - 23
3 - Nico Rosberg (Mercedes W05) - 1m49.205 - 24
4 - Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull RB10-Renault) - 1m49.874 - 27
5 - Daniel Ricciardo (Red Bull RB10-Renault) - 1m50.122 - 21
6 - Jean-Eric Vergne (Toro Rosso STR9-Renault) - 1m50.539 - 11
7 - Kimi Raikkonen (Ferrari F14 T) - 1m50.783 - 19
8 - Jenson Button (McLaren MP4-29-Mercedes) - 1m50.922 - 21
9 - Daniil Kvyat (Toro Rosso STR9-Renault) - 1m50.990 - 26
10 - Sergio Perez (Sahara Force India VJM07-Mercedes) - 1m51.131 - 23
11 - Kevin Magnussen (McLaren MP4-29-Mercedes) - 1m51.217 - 24
12 - Nico Hulkenberg (Sahara Force India VJM07-Mercedes) - 1m51.604 - 23
13 - Felipe Massa (Williams FW36-Mercedes) - 1m51.953 - 20
14 - Pastor Maldonado (Lotus E22-Renault) - 1m52.125 - 25
15 - Valtteri Bottas (Williams FW36-Mercedes) - 1m52.146 - 19
16 - Esteban Gutierrez (Sauber C33-Ferrari) - 1m52.171 - 15
17 - Adrian Sutil (Sauber C33-Ferrari) - 1m52.237 - 22
18 - Romain Grosjean (Lotus E22-Renault) - 1m52.906 - 26
19 - Jules Bianchi (Marussia MR03-Ferrari) - 1m54.113 - 15
20 - Marcus Ericsson (Caterham CT05-Renault) - 1m54.475 - 26
21 - Kamui Kobayashi (Caterham CT05-Renault) - 1m54.607 - 21
22 - Max Chilton (Marussia MR03-Ferrari) - 1m55.170 - 17
Singapore Grand Prix, Marina Bay, second free practice session*:
1 - Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes W05) - 1m47.490 - 25 laps
2 - Fernando Alonso (Ferrari F14 T) - 1m47.623 - 28
3 - Daniel Ricciardo (Red Bull RB10-Renault) - 1m47.790 - 28
4 - Kimi Raikkonen (Ferrari F14 T) - 1m48.031 - 29
5 - Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull RB10-Renault) - 1m48.041 - 5
6 - Kevin Magnussen (McLaren MP4-29-Mercedes) - 1m48.358 - 33
7 - Jenson Button (McLaren MP4-29-Mercedes) - 1m48.435 - 30
8 - Sergio Perez (Sahara Force India VJM07-Mercedes) - 1m48.653 - 30
9 - Nico Hulkenberg (Sahara Force India VJM07-Mercedes) - 1m48.751 - 30
10 - Daniil Kvyat (Toro Rosso STR9-Renault) - 1m48.770 - 31
11 - Jean-Eric Vergne (Toro Rosso STR9-Renault) - 1m48.800 - 33
12 - Romain Grosjean (Lotus E22-Renault) - 1m49.062 - 33
13 - Nico Rosberg (Mercedes W05) - 1m49.075 - 30
14 - Pastor Maldonado (Lotus E22-Renault) - 1m49.139 - 13
15 - Adrian Sutil (Sauber C33-Ferrari) - 1m49.170 - 34
16 - Esteban Gutierrez (Sauber C33-Ferrari) - 1m49.290 - 36
17 - Felipe Massa (Williams FW36-Mercedes) - 1m49.361 - 29
18 - Valtteri Bottas (Williams FW36-Mercedes) - 1m49.971 - 28
19 - Jules Bianchi (Marussia MR03-Ferrari) - 1m50.612 - 24
20 - Max Chilton (Marussia MR03-Ferrari) - 1m51.558 - 21
21 - Kamui Kobayashi (Caterham CT05-Renault) - 1m52.075 - 33
22 - Marcus Ericsson (Caterham CT05-Renault) - 1m52.936 - 31
*Unofficial timing
Fernando Alonso set the pace in the first session, as drivers adjusted to new rules prohibiting radio instructions.
The Ferrari driver ended the session 0.122s fastest than Lewis Hamilton's Mercedes with Rosberg's sister car just 0.027s slower.
Sebastian Vettel finished third ahead of his Red Bull Racing teammate, Daniel Ricciardo.
Jean-Eric Vergne was a surprising fifth in the Toro Rosso, followed by Kimi Raikkonen in the second Ferrari.
At the end of the session, Vettel parked his RB10-Renault at the end of the pit lane with a suspected engine failure.
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| Fernando Alonso, Ferrari. (Photo: Ferrari) |
Second free practice session
Lewis Hamilton set the pace as night-time descended in free practice 2 on the streets of Marina Bay.
However, his teammate Nico Rosberg was forced to abandon his low-fuel run on the supersoft tires when Pastor Maldonado slammed his Lotus into the Turn 10 wall, causing a red flag.
When action resumed, Mercedes switched Rosberg onto his heavy-fuel race simulations while Hamilton did a series a fast laps on the super soft tires.
Alonso ranked third in his Ferrari, ahead of Daniel Ricciardo. Sebastian Vettel spent most of the session in his garage as the red Bull Racing's mechanics changed his Renault engine after FP1's failure.
Vettel returned in action with just 8 minutes to go. He completed five laps and finished fifth, just behind the second Ferrari of Kimi Raikkonen.
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| Daniel Ricciardo, Red Bull Racing. (Photo: Getty Images for Red Bull) |
Singapore Grand Prix, Marina Bay, First free practice session*:
1 - Fernando Alonso (Ferrari F14 T) - 1m49.056 - 16 laps
2 - Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes W05) - 1m49.178 - 23
3 - Nico Rosberg (Mercedes W05) - 1m49.205 - 24
4 - Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull RB10-Renault) - 1m49.874 - 27
5 - Daniel Ricciardo (Red Bull RB10-Renault) - 1m50.122 - 21
6 - Jean-Eric Vergne (Toro Rosso STR9-Renault) - 1m50.539 - 11
7 - Kimi Raikkonen (Ferrari F14 T) - 1m50.783 - 19
8 - Jenson Button (McLaren MP4-29-Mercedes) - 1m50.922 - 21
9 - Daniil Kvyat (Toro Rosso STR9-Renault) - 1m50.990 - 26
10 - Sergio Perez (Sahara Force India VJM07-Mercedes) - 1m51.131 - 23
11 - Kevin Magnussen (McLaren MP4-29-Mercedes) - 1m51.217 - 24
12 - Nico Hulkenberg (Sahara Force India VJM07-Mercedes) - 1m51.604 - 23
13 - Felipe Massa (Williams FW36-Mercedes) - 1m51.953 - 20
14 - Pastor Maldonado (Lotus E22-Renault) - 1m52.125 - 25
15 - Valtteri Bottas (Williams FW36-Mercedes) - 1m52.146 - 19
16 - Esteban Gutierrez (Sauber C33-Ferrari) - 1m52.171 - 15
17 - Adrian Sutil (Sauber C33-Ferrari) - 1m52.237 - 22
18 - Romain Grosjean (Lotus E22-Renault) - 1m52.906 - 26
19 - Jules Bianchi (Marussia MR03-Ferrari) - 1m54.113 - 15
20 - Marcus Ericsson (Caterham CT05-Renault) - 1m54.475 - 26
21 - Kamui Kobayashi (Caterham CT05-Renault) - 1m54.607 - 21
22 - Max Chilton (Marussia MR03-Ferrari) - 1m55.170 - 17
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| Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes AMG W05 (Photo: Mercedes-Benz) |
Singapore Grand Prix, Marina Bay, second free practice session*:
1 - Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes W05) - 1m47.490 - 25 laps
2 - Fernando Alonso (Ferrari F14 T) - 1m47.623 - 28
3 - Daniel Ricciardo (Red Bull RB10-Renault) - 1m47.790 - 28
4 - Kimi Raikkonen (Ferrari F14 T) - 1m48.031 - 29
5 - Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull RB10-Renault) - 1m48.041 - 5
6 - Kevin Magnussen (McLaren MP4-29-Mercedes) - 1m48.358 - 33
7 - Jenson Button (McLaren MP4-29-Mercedes) - 1m48.435 - 30
8 - Sergio Perez (Sahara Force India VJM07-Mercedes) - 1m48.653 - 30
9 - Nico Hulkenberg (Sahara Force India VJM07-Mercedes) - 1m48.751 - 30
10 - Daniil Kvyat (Toro Rosso STR9-Renault) - 1m48.770 - 31
11 - Jean-Eric Vergne (Toro Rosso STR9-Renault) - 1m48.800 - 33
12 - Romain Grosjean (Lotus E22-Renault) - 1m49.062 - 33
13 - Nico Rosberg (Mercedes W05) - 1m49.075 - 30
14 - Pastor Maldonado (Lotus E22-Renault) - 1m49.139 - 13
15 - Adrian Sutil (Sauber C33-Ferrari) - 1m49.170 - 34
16 - Esteban Gutierrez (Sauber C33-Ferrari) - 1m49.290 - 36
17 - Felipe Massa (Williams FW36-Mercedes) - 1m49.361 - 29
18 - Valtteri Bottas (Williams FW36-Mercedes) - 1m49.971 - 28
19 - Jules Bianchi (Marussia MR03-Ferrari) - 1m50.612 - 24
20 - Max Chilton (Marussia MR03-Ferrari) - 1m51.558 - 21
21 - Kamui Kobayashi (Caterham CT05-Renault) - 1m52.075 - 33
22 - Marcus Ericsson (Caterham CT05-Renault) - 1m52.936 - 31
*Unofficial timing