Alonso tops first session at Singapore
Fernando Alonso was the fastest man on track during the first practice session for the Singapore Grand Prix. The Spaniard topped the Mercedes duo, headed by Lewis Hamilton.
Possibly the strangest moment of the session came 5 minutes from the end when Jean-Eric Vergne halted at the end of the pitlane. As both Williams were close behind, they had to be pushed back first before they could go round the Toro Rosso, before Vergne himself was being pushed back into his team's garage after a short sprint through the pitlane by a few mechanics.
In the final minute, Kimi Raikkonen's car was seen with the front brakes on fire upon returning to the pits. His mechanics soon made an end to that, but it shows the tricky conditions that the brakes operate under on this twisty and highly demanding street circuit.
Results
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time | Gap | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1:49.056 | - | 16 |
| 2 | 44 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:49.178 | 0.122 | 23 |
| 3 | 6 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:49.205 | 0.149 | 24 |
| 4 | 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull Racing-Renault | 1:49.874 | 0.818 | 27 |
| 5 | 3 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull Racing-Renault | 1:50.122 | 1.066 | 21 |
| 6 | 25 | Jean-Eric Vergne | Str-Renault | 1:50.539 | 1.483 | 11 |
| 7 | 7 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:50.783 | 1.727 | 19 |
| 8 | 22 | Jenson Button | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:50.922 | 1.866 | 21 |
| 9 | 26 | Daniil Kvyat | Str-Renault | 1:50.990 | 1.934 | 26 |
| 10 | 11 | Sergio Perez | Force India-Mercedes | 1:51.131 | 2.075 | 23 |
| 11 | 20 | Kevin Magnussen | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:51.217 | 2.161 | 24 |
| 12 | 27 | Nico Hulkenberg | Force India-Mercedes | 1:51.604 | 2.548 | 23 |
| 13 | 19 | Felipe Massa | Williams-Mercedes | 1:51.953 | 2.897 | 20 |
| 14 | 13 | Pastor Maldonado | Lotus-Renault | 1:52.125 | 3.069 | 25 |
| 15 | 77 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams-Mercedes | 1:52.146 | 3.090 | 19 |
| 16 | 21 | Esteban Gutierrez | Sauber-Ferrari | 1:52.171 | 3.115 | 15 |
| 17 | 99 | Adrian Sutil | Sauber-Ferrari | 1:52.237 | 3.181 | 22 |
| 18 | 8 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus-Renault | 1:52.906 | 3.850 | 26 |
| 19 | 17 | Jules Bianchi | Marussia-Ferrari | 1:54.113 | 5.057 | 15 |
| 20 | 9 | Marcus Ericsson | Caterham-Renault | 1:54.475 | 5.419 | 26 |
| 21 | 10 | Kamui Kobayashi | Caterham-Renault | 1:54.607 | 5.551 | 21 |
| 22 | 4 | Max Chilton | Marussia-Ferrari | 1:55.170 | 6.114 | 17 |
