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On 23/09, 18:22
Slightly eventful day for the Team Lotus today in Singapore. Heikki Kovalainen had to deal with a fire on his T128 - he had already faced a fire at the end of the race last year and had improvised as a firefighter to extinguish the flames. This time it was his brakes that overheated, but that didn't stop him from achieving a good time - just like Jarno Trulli, even though he thinks he can do better.
On 23/09, 18:21
Studious day for Williams drivers who evaluated the new updates brought by the team, which seem to deliver the expected results, even though the Grove men suffered from issues with the activation of the rear wing during Free Practice 1 and damage to their cars caused by the curbs.
On 23/09, 18:12
The three HRT team drivers were able to take the wheel today during the two practice sessions in Singapore. Narain Karthikeyan replaced Vitantonio Liuzzi during the first session. And the day was not extraordinary, as the three men occupied the last two places each time.
On 23/09, 17:58
The Marussia Virgin Racing team could have had a better start to their Singapore weekend. Timo Glock was involved in an incident during the first session - he was hit by Mark Webber, which caused a rear puncture, depriving him of precious track time. As for Jérome d'Ambrosio, things went a bit better even though he damaged his floor while going over a kerb.
On 23/09, 17:28
Red Bull starts its weekend well. Both drivers placed in the top 5 during both sessions, and Vettel was the fastest in FP2. The German driver could be crowned as early as Sunday afternoon. Webber, on the other hand, needs to improve a bit more to hope to beat his teammate.
On 23/09, 17:14
The first day of testing hinted at strong performances from the Force India car. Adrian Sutil was in 7th position during both sessions, while Paul di Resta was also in the top 10 this morning before experiencing a more challenging session in the afternoon due to brake issues that were heavily tested on this circuit.
On 23/09, 16:37
Disturbed both by the shortening of the first session and the red flags, the Mercedes GP program will have to continue tomorrow.
On 23/09, 16:22
On a circuit that should better suit the Sauber, the drivers of the Swiss team are quite optimistic.
On 23/09, 16:10
Despite overall rather good performances, Jaime Alguersuari is unsatisfied, while his teammate, further behind and a victim of a crash, is optimistic for the rest of the weekend.
On 23/09, 15:10
Sebastian Vettel was the fastest in this second free practice session. The German driver is ahead of Fernando Alonso and Lewis Hamilton, who will try to make things difficult for him to prevent him from clinching the title on Sunday afternoon.
On 23/09, 11:43
In a session shortened by half an hour and disrupted by two red flags, it was Lewis Hamilton in the McLaren who took the lead against Sebastian Vettel and his Red Bull.
On 23/09, 11:14
The two former teammates at Honda and Brawn GP prefer not to listen to the rumors or to laugh at them.
On 23/09, 10:10
Scheduled for 12:00, the start of the first practice session of the Singapore Grand Prix will be delayed to 12:30 to address an issue with one of the circuit's urban curb.
On 23/09, 09:38
The 2011 season could hardly have been less competitive as the duo of Sebastian Vettel and the Red Bull team seem to be approaching perfection. Some of his rivals, like Fernando Alonso, Felipe Massa, or Michael Schumacher, nonetheless expect a more challenging 2012 season.
On 22/09, 18:01
Timo Glock revealed today during the pre-weekend press conference that he bet Vettel would clinch the title this weekend in Singapore. However, the Virgin driver did not wish to disclose how much he had wagered.
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