Fernando Alonso dominated at the start of the Singapore GP

The Spanish was the fastest with his Aston Martin in the first free training in the urban of Marina Bay. Charles Lerccer was second and Max Verstappen, third.

Aston Martin had shown some glimpses of improvement in the last races. In fact, in Hungary, four races back, Fernando Alonso achieved his best result of the year: fifth. Precisely Hungaroring is a high aerodynamic load track, a characteristic that also has the urban Marina Bay, where the Singapore GP is disputed this weekend, 18th date. And the Spanish started with everything by dominating the first training.

The 2005-2006 champion recently said that if in 2026, with the new regulations and by Adrian Newey, he has a competitive car that allows him to fight again, at the end of the year he possibly retires. While waiting for that, at 44, he continues to battle with what he has at hand at this time. In the Singapurean essay, the Asturian marked 1M31S116 to command the time table And, why not, get excited about the possibility of fighting for the chance to get on the podium. Although, of course, it was just the first essay and many must have kept potential.

Ferrari had a good start. In an Aciaga season, the Rossa dreams of at least closing 2025 with some victory and Singapore can give it the chance. In fact, the Italian team achieved four successes in Marina Bay, the last one with Carlos Sainz in 2023. Charles Leclerc was second, 150 thousandths from Alonso. And Lewis Hamilton was fourth, 364.

In the middle of the two Ferrari representatives, Max Verstappen got. The Dutchman, who never won in Singapore (is the only track of the current calendar in which he did not overcome) was third, 276 thousandths from Alonso. The Red Bull pilot managed to stay in front of the two McLaren, his great goal for Sunday if he wants to feed his dream of hilvanar his fifth crown. Oscar Piastri, who cost him to round a lap, finally was fifth, a position ahead of his partner Lando Norris. Isack Hadjar (Racing Bulls), Carlos Sainz (Williams), Yuki Tsunoda (Red Bull) and Esteban Ocon (Haas) completed the ten.