McLaren's Lando Norris went fastest Friday to lead Ferrari pair Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz in second practice for the Singapore Grand Prix with world champion Max Verstappen struggling to 15th.
The session could not have panned out much better for Englishman Norris, who trails Verstappen by 59 points at the top of the drivers' standings.
The second practice in Singapore is pivotal for the teams as it is the only session which is run under the same night conditions as the race around the 4.94km Marina Bay Circuit. "I felt like I got a lot out of Friday," said Norris. "A good start to the weekend and if we can keep it up I'll be happy." Verstappen had 60 minutes to forget and was only 15th fastest in a skittish Red Bull that looked at times like it was on ice.
The Dutch three-time world champion was a massive 1.294 seconds adrift of Norris's fastest lap of 1min 30.727sec. "Today was difficult.