The gap between the hyper-soft and the soft tyres is a “big difference”, according to Romain Grosjean after a promising Friday for the Haas driver.
The Spaniard finished seventh fastest in the first practice session before closing out the day inside the top six under the lights in Singapore.
A lock-up heading into turn fourteen during second practice in Singapore almost saw Lewis Hamilton collide with Sebastian Vettel, with the Briton taking responsibility for the near-miss.
Max Verstappen was second fastest in Free Practice 1 but slipped back when night fell and feels pole position on Saturday may be out of his reach
Hamilton Positive with Practice Pace: “It is definitely feeling better than it did in the past”
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Lewis Hamilton feels Mercedes are in the game this weekend in Singapore after a positive day behind the wheel of his W09 on Friday.
Kimi Räikkönen was quickest when the sun went down in Singapore, finishing just ahead of championship leader Lewis Hamilton.
The fourteenth F1 in Schools World Finals saw Adelaide-based team Horizon take first prize, ahead of Irish group CCJ Autovinco and American team Perspective.
Sébastien Buemi is unlikely to race for Toro Rosso or anyone else in Formula 1 in 2019, according to Red Bull’s Christian Horner.
Formula E has set their sights on adding Fernando Alonso to compete in the series for the 2019/20 campaign
Kimi Räikkönen was fastest in Free Practice 2 ahead of Lewis Hamilton and Daniel Ricciardo while Sebastian Vettel struggled after hitting the wall
Mick Schumacher would always be welcome at Ferrari, according to Maurizio Arrivabene, but it is important for the young German to be allowed to develop his career without too much pressure being placed on him.
Esteban Ocon is looking likely to be out of a drive in Formula 1 next season because of other teams not sticking to their word, according to Toto Wolff.
Pascal Wehrlein will end his six-year tenure as part of the Mercedes-Benz junior team at the end of 2018 after a competitive ride for 2019 was not forthcoming.
Daniel Ricciardo does not believe there is a problem within Formula 1 when it comes to young drivers getting a chance, despite his move to Renault appearing to cause Esteban Ocon to miss out on a ride in 2019.
Red Bull finished first and second in opening practice in Singapore, but 2019 Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc hit the wall late on.
Esteban Ocon says teams should consider the results of a driver when deciding their line-ups rather than who backs them.
Guenther Steiner is confident that Haas can win the appeal against Romain Grosjean’s exclusion from the Italian Grand Prix but there are possibilities it could also go against them.
