A brace of 1-2 results in Singapore Grand Prix practice capped off a strong Friday for Ferrari, as both Red Bull drivers uncharacteristically struggled with their Formula 1 cars' handling.
Charles Leclerc rocketed to the top of the order in the opening free practice session to beat team-mate Carlos Sainz by just 0.078s, albeit in an unrepresentative session in terms of track conditions as daylight had yet to subside.
The FP1 session was notable for a series of track visits from Singapore's lizard population which interrupted some of the drivers' laps, although one of the reptilian interlopers was arguably too brave and was claimed by one of the cars at Turn 9. This did not persist into FP2, while night fell and circuit temperatures began to drop.
Although Leclerc attempted to capture the fastest time once more, his bid to beat Sainz to the punch on soft tyres faltered at the final two corners, where a wayward moment cost him the slender advantage built over the previous two sectors. This left the Monegasque to cross the line just 0.018s short.
Ferrari's control over the sessions contrasted with Red Bull's relative struggles, where neither Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez appeared particularly at ease with their RB19 machinery throughout the Friday sessions. Although Verstappen secured the third-fastest time in FP1, he dropped to eighth in the second session while Perez was seventh-fastest in both.
Here's the lowdown of what we learned from Friday's practice sessions in Singapore.
Source: Autosport