Singapore Grand Prix | Leclerc quickest in damp final practice, Verstappen second
The Hindu
Charles Leclerc's Ferrari team mate Carlos Sainz, fastest at the end of Friday's practice sessions, was third
Ferrari's Charles Leclerc went fastest on Saturday in a rain-shortened final Formula One practice session for the Singapore Grand Prix.
The Monegasque lapped the twilit 5-km Marina Bay track in one minute, 57.782 seconds on intermediate tyres to go over half a second clear of Red Bull rival Max Verstappen.
Leclerc's Ferrari team mate Carlos Sainz, fastest at the end of Friday's practice sessions, was third.
A tropical downpour ahead of the start of the session delayed track action as organisers started the clock on the hour of practice but kept the pit lane closed.
Cars were finally allowed on to the track half an hour into the session once conditions had eased with drivers opting for a mix of full wet and intermediate tyres.
The mixed conditions caught some drivers out, including Mercedes racer George Russell, who was one of several who took to the escape road.
It also threw up a mixed-up running order with Fernando Alonso fourth for Alpine ahead of Verstappen's Mexican team mate Sergio Perez.