As expected, humidity was close to 75% at the Marina Bay circuit, which hosts Formula One’s only night race. This is just one of the factors that makes Singapore such a physically demanding race, so the two free practice sessions were essential for the teams to capture data that will allow them to maximise their opportunities during the race. After the flat-out straights of Monza, the teams revert to a high-downforce set-up for Singapore, which is the second-slowest lap of the year after Monaco.
Nothing new on the beggining of Asian tour, Red Bull and Mercedes AMG are the fastest cars as pure speed, and Ferrari can match their race pace, but here Qualifying is important, where overtaking is almost impossible. So, the first starting row has the greatest chance of winning.
FIRST PRACTICE
P. DRIVER TEAM TIME GAP LAPS
1. Lewis Hamilton Mercedes AMG 1:47.055 20
2. Mark Webber Red Bull 1:47.420 + 0.365 20
3. Sebastian Vettel Red Bull 1:47.885 + 0.830 19
4. Nico Rosberg Mercedes AMG 1:48.239 + 1.184 23
5. Kimi Raikkonen Lotus 1:48.354 + 1.299 18
6. Romain Grosjean Lotus 1:48.355 + 1.300 12
7. Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1:48.362 + 1.307 21
8. Sergio Perez McLaren 1:49.267 + 2.212 20
9. Jean-Eric Vergne Toro Rosso 1:49.348 + 2.293 23
10. Esteban Gutierrez Sauber 1:49.355 + 2.300 21
11. Pastor Maldonado Williams 1:49.481 + 2.426 20
12. Felipe Massa Ferrari 1:49.493 + 2.438 16
13. Valtteri Bottas Williams 1:49.510 + 2.455 21
14. Jenson Button McLaren 1:49.608 + 2.553 20
15. Paul di Resta Force India 1:49.887 + 2.832 18
16. Adrian Sutil Force India 1:50.092 + 3.037 20
17. Nico Hulkenberg Sauber 1:50.222 + 3.167 17
18. Daniel Ricciardo Toro Rosso 1:50.757 + 3.702 16
19. Jules Bianchi Marussia 1:52.359 + 5.304 16
20. Max Chilton Marussia 1:52.673 + 5.618 15
21. Giedo van der Garde Caterham 1:52.920 + 5.865 24
22. Charles Pic Caterham 1:53.647 + 6.592 23
SECOND PRACTICE
P. DRIVER TEAM TIME GAP LAPS
1. Sebastian Vettel Red Bull 1:44.249 34
2. Mark Webber Red Bull 1:44.853 + 0.604 30
3. Nico Rosberg Mercedes AMG 1:45.258 + 1.009 34
4. Lewis Hamilton Mercedes AMG 1:45.368 + 1.119 33
5. Romain Grosjean Lotus 1:45.411 + 1.162 18
6. Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1:45.691 + 1.442 32
7. Jenson Button McLaren 1:45.754 + 1.505 30
8. Kimi Raikkonen Lotus 1:45.778 + 1.529 32
9. Adrian Sutil Force India 1:46.002 + 1.753 27
10. Sergio Perez McLaren 1:46.025 + 1.776 31
11. Daniel Ricciardo Toro Rosso 1:46.406 + 2.157 34
12. Jean-Eric Vergne Toro Rosso 1:46.429 + 2.180 33
13. Paul di Resta Force India 1:46.606 + 2.357 33
14. Nico Hulkenberg Sauber 1:46.808 + 2.559 36
15. Felipe Massa Ferrari 1:46.870 + 2.621 33
16. Esteban Gutierrez Sauber 1:47.287 + 3.038 29
17. Valtteri Bottas Williams 1:47.434 + 3.185 33
18. Pastor Maldonado Williams 1:47.761 + 3.512 25
19. Giedo van der Garde Caterham 1:49.434 + 5.185 34
20. Charles Pic Caterham 1:49.526 + 5.277 34
21. Max Chilton Marussia 1:49.619 + 5.370 33
22. Jules Bianchi Marussia 1:49.731 + 5.482 30
