Singapore F1 Grand Prix 2019 Qualifying: Results, Times from Friday's Practice

Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton topped the timesheets in the second free practice session at the Marina Bay Street Circuit on Friday ahead of the Formula One Singapore Grand Prix. 

He set a time of one minute, 38.733 seconds, putting him narrowly ahead of Red Bull's Max Verstappen, while Ferrari driver Sebastian Vettel rounded out the top three.

In the first session, Verstappen led Vettel and Hamilton on the timesheet.

FP1 Recap

Here's the classification for FP1:

Ferrari duo Charles Leclerc and Vettel were the first to set times, and the only drivers to do so in almost 20 minutes.

Tyre manufacturers Pirelli offered insight into the drivers' preparations for the race:

Hamilton was the last driver to set a time while his Silver Arrows team-mate, Valtteri Bottas, moved to the top of the standings.

The Englishman wasted little time in topping the timesheet himself, though, despite a near-miss with Carlos Sainz's McLaren.

Leclerc's session came to an end when his car suffered an apparent gearbox issue, while, after a close call earlier on, Bottas collided with a wall after his tyres locked up:

Verstappen came out on top of the timesheet after a duel with Vettel and Hamilton.

FP2 Recap

Here's the classification for FP2:

Red Bull's Alexander Albon was the leader midway through FP2.

His appearance at the top of the timesheet was perhaps unexpected, after he had earlier lost his front wing after locking up at Turn 10:

Albon was quickly overtaken by his team-mate, Verstappen, and the pair then found themselves behind Hamilton, who held on to P1 as the focus of the session became long runs.

Bottas and Leclerc were also involved, Mercedes and Ferrari having successfully gotten them back on the track after both saw FP1 cut short.

Meanwhile, Racing Point's Sergio Perez and Haas' Kevin Magnussen were fortunate to avoid damage when the former squeezed the latter into the wall in a bid to prevent an overtake:

Traffic was an issue for the drivers late on in the session, with Lando Norris finding himself stuck behind McLaren team-mate Sainz, and Hamilton feeling the same frustration behind Pierre Gasly in his Toro Rosso.

In the final minutes of the session, Haas' Romain Grosjean went for a spin at Turn 1.