F1 2024 Singapore Grand Prix news LIVE: Practice schedule, FP3 updates and qualifying start time

Leclerc sets the new fastest time with a 1:31:525, 0.105 secs ahead of Verstappen and 0.123 secs clear of Norris.

Lewis Hamilton and George Russell are fourth and fifth respectively.

6-10: Colapinto, Sainz, Ricciardo, Piastri, Perez

It seems Red Bull and Mercedes are back in the hunt after a torrid day yesterday!

OK, so this is interesting – it seems Red Bull have sorted out their issues from yesterday!

Max Verstappen much happier over team radio and goes fastest, 0.186 secs ahead of Mercedes’ George Russell.

3-10: Sainz, Norris, Piastri, Perez, Leclerc, Hulkenberg, Hamilton, Albon

As the sun falls in Singapore, we have action on track with around half the grid now out on track!

Medium tyres to start with it seems…

Farcical scenes as the session is red-flagged after five minutes, due to a lizard on track!

And we now have the marshal chasing the lizard off track, much to the amusement of drivers in the garage!

Yet with 50 mins left, we’re back underway!

We’re underway with the third and final practice session – though no cars out there for the time being!

When handed a second chance in Formula One last summer, Daniel Ricciardo had his aspirations set higher than a paltry seat at Red Bull’s sister team. As he told The Independent, the effervescent Australian made no secret of his desire to replace Sergio Perez at Red Bull, with 2025 a realistic target. Yet what matters in this sport – beyond a joyous expression and personality – is two-fold: the stopwatch and the standings.

Ricciardo, try as he might, has not been up to scratch on both. A crying shame, for his fans and fans of the sport. Heading into round 18 of the 2024 season in Singapore this weekend, the 35-year-old is 14th in the championship standings but, more significantly, languishes 10 points behind his teammate Yuki Tsunoda.

And so we arrive to now, with Ricciardo’s F1 future on the verge of disintegration once again.

1. Max Verstappen – 313 points

2. Lando Norris – 254 points (-59)

3. Charles Leclerc – 235 points

4. Oscar Piastri – 222 points

5. Carlos Sainz – 184 points

6. Lewis Hamilton – 166 points

7. Sergio Perez – 143 points

8. George Russell – 128 points

9. Fernando Alonso – 58 points

10. Lance Stroll – 24 points

11. Nico Hulkenberg – 22 points

12. Yuki Tsunoda – 22 points

13. Alex Albon – 12 points

14. Daniel Ricciardo – 12 points

15. Pierre Gasly – 8 points

16. Oliver Bearman – 7 points

16. Kevin Magnussen – 6 points

18. Esteban Ocon – 5 points

19. Franco Colapinto – 4 points

20. Zhou Guanyu – 0 points

21. Logan Sargeant – 0 points

22. Valtteri Bottas – 0 points

• Free practice 3: 10:30am
• Qualifying: 2pm

Good morning and welcome to live coverage of the Singapore Grand Prix!

It’s Saturday and a crucial qualifying session later on, but first we have the third and final practice session at Marina Bay!

Who will set the final benchmark?!

5. Aston Martin – 82 points