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The Briton produced a superb late effort in Q3 to split the Ferraris at the Marina Bay circuit, beating Charles Leclerc by 0.007s to line up second behind polesitter Carlos Sainz.

Ferrari dominates 2nd practice in Singapore: Carlos Sainz quickest, Charles Leclerc 2nd, Max Verstappen 8th. Red Bulls have won all 14 grands prix this season, but struggled in Singapore. George Russell 3rd in Mercedes, Alonso 4th in Aston Martin, Hamilton 5th & Norris 6th in McLaren.

The British driver ended the more representative second practice session at the Marina Bay circuit on Friday third quickest behind the pace-setting Ferraris of Carlos Sainz and Charles Leclerc.

Scotland resist for 40 minutes but eventually succumb to Springboks power game as the defending champions get their defence up and running.

Hamilton’s contract with the team where he has raced since 2013 was set to run out at the end of this year, but he has long been expected to complete an extension. 

Russell spent three years at Williams at the start of his F1 career before switching to Mercedes full-time for 2022, with his close friend Albon his replacement as the Mercedes engine customer's lead driver.

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