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The inevitable optimism after the victories of Charles Leclerc in Spa and Monza suddenly became a concern at Ferrari due to a breakdown in the gearbox of the Monegasque driver, who could only complete 12 laps during the first free practice of the Singapore GP. The fastest of the session was Max Verstappen (1: 40,259), ahead of Sebastian Vettel and Lewis Hamilton, while Valtteri Bottas crashed his Mercedes against the wall.

The Finn, who links 10 races without knowing the victory, lost control in turn 19 and shattered his W-10, the same car with which Hamilton exceeds him in 63 points in the World Cup. "I'm sorry, guys," he commented on the radio, while the commissioners displayed the red flag. Obviously, he could no longer participate in the remaining 25 minutes and after only 14 laps his best time (1: 41.336) was a second from Verstappen.

The Dutchman, free of the sanctions that frustrated his Italian GP, ​​will look for his first win at Marina Bay on Sunday. At the moment, his best record, with soft tires, interferes with the traditional Mercedes domain, which has added four victories in the last five races on that track. The Silver Arrows, masters of the first half of the session, kept their cards and used mostly hard rubber.

McLaren improvement

Ferrari also did not expose excessively, aware that the conditions of the track, with 38ºC on the asphalt, will have nothing to do with what awaits Saturday and Sunday. However, Leclerc's problem, with the fourth speed stuck in its case, frustrated the mechanics of the Scuderia . Vettel, which premiered flat bottom and nose, was only 16 hundredths of Verstappen with the soft compound.

Last but not least, show the last minute improvement of the McLaren. The seventh place of Carlos Sainz, just ahead of Lando Norris must reinforce the morale of Woking's team, which only added one point in the last two races.

After the Bottas accident, he attacked Sainz twice with soft tires. However, an incident with Hamilton on turn 13 ruined his first attempt. "You have seen what he has done. He cannot enter like this," said the Madrid player, whose fourth place on that track in 2017 was perhaps the peak of his career.

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