F1 Singapore GP: Max Verstappen tops tight FP3 as Liam…

Max Verstappen set the fastest time in a red-flagged Free Practice 3 session at the 2025 Formula 1 Singapore Grand Prix.

McLaren's Lando Norris was the early pacesetter on mediums, registering a 1m31.021s in the first 15 minutes. Red Bull's Verstappen and Ferrari's Lewis Hamilton eventually came closest to that benchmark on the yellow-walled tyres, lapping in 1m31.358s and 1m31.448s respectively.

Despite daytime conditions, which are not fully representative of the nocturnal qualifying and race, the teams mostly focused on one-lap pace ahead of this afternoon, with grid position more important at the Marina Bay Street Circuit than at other tracks.

Andrea Kimi Antonelli was the first driver in the 1m30s with the soft rubber, having lapped in 1m30.760s before being surpassed by Charles Leclerc's 1m30.651s, Norris' 1m30.292s and Verstappen's 1m30.148s.

Championship leader Oscar Piastri came within 0.017s of Verstappen's marker on his final attempt, on a weekend when McLaren can win the constructors' championship for a second season in a row.

George Russell completed the top three with a 0.049s deficit, as the Mercedes driver lamented a lack of confidence in Turn 16, where he suffered a "weird" crash in FP2.

George Russell, Mercedes (Photo by: Sam Bloxham / LAT Images via Getty Images)

Antonelli and Norris set the exact same time of 1m30.237s for fourth and fifth, followed by Carlos Sainz, Isack Hadjar, Hamilton and Nico Hulkenberg. The top nine therefore featured seven different teams within half a second, with Haas, Aston Martin and Alpine further down.

Liam Lawson caused a red flag 15 minutes into the session when he lost control of his Racing Bulls on the Turn 7 exit kerb, subsequently crashing into the outside wall. The Italian team now faces a race against time to fix his car ahead of qualifying, with obvious wing and suspension damage.

A potential red-flag infringement by Hamilton will be investigated by the stewards after the session.

Other than Lawson's off, the main driving errors in the session included Franco Colapinto, Sainz and Alex Albon all harmlessly taking to the escape road at Turn 14.

Singapore GP - Free Practice 3 results

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Cla	Driver	#	Chassis	Engine	Laps	Time	Interval	Tyres	km/h
1	M. Verstappen Red Bull Racing	1	Red Bull	Red Bull	16	1'30.148		S	197.275
2	O. Piastri McLaren	81	McLaren	Mercedes	26	+0.017 1'30.165	0.017	S	197.238
3	G. Russell Mercedes	63	Mercedes	Mercedes	18	+0.049 1'30.197	0.032	S	197.168
4	A. Antonelli Mercedes	12	Mercedes	Mercedes	19	+0.089 1'30.237	0.040	S	197.081
5	L. Norris McLaren	4	McLaren	Mercedes	26	+0.089 1'30.237	0.000	S	197.081
6	C. Sainz Williams	55	Williams	Mercedes	23	+0.244 1'30.392	0.155	S	196.743
7	I. Hadjar Racing Bulls	6	RB	Honda	25	+0.341 1'30.489	0.097	S	196.532
8	L. Hamilton Ferrari	44	Ferrari	Ferrari	23	+0.411 1'30.559	0.070	S	196.380
9	N. Hulkenberg Sauber	27	Sauber	Ferrari	22	+0.489 1'30.637	0.078	S	196.211
10	C. Leclerc Ferrari	16	Ferrari	Ferrari	23	+0.503 1'30.651	0.014	S	196.180
11	A. Albon Williams	23	Williams	Mercedes	23	+0.520 1'30.668	0.017	S	196.144
12	G. Bortoleto Sauber	5	Sauber	Ferrari	25	+0.549 1'30.697	0.029	S	196.081
13	E. Ocon Haas F1 Team	31	Haas	Ferrari	23	+0.636 1'30.784	0.087	S	195.893
14	O. Bearman Haas F1 Team	87	Haas	Ferrari	24	+0.651 1'30.799	0.015	S	195.861
15	F. Alonso Aston Martin Racing	14	Aston Martin	Mercedes	22	+0.775 1'30.923	0.124	S	195.594
16	F. Colapinto Alpine	43	Alpine	Renault	23	+0.899 1'31.047	0.124	S	195.327
17	L. Stroll Aston Martin Racing	18	Aston Martin	Mercedes	24	+1.112 1'31.260	0.213	S	194.871
18	Y. Tsunoda Red Bull Racing	22	Red Bull	Red Bull	25	+1.292 1'31.440	0.180	S	194.488
19	P. Gasly Alpine	10	Alpine	Renault	23	+1.495 1'31.643	0.203	S	194.057
20	L. Lawson Racing Bulls	30	RB	Honda	7	+3.480 1'33.628	1.985	M	189.943
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