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settembre 15, 2023 - Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motorsport
2023 Singapore Grand Prix - Friday
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Intriguing Friday around the streets of the Marina Bay Street Circuit
- On an updated track layout, the team gained useful insights and gathered plenty of data on the first day of running in
- A key focus of the day’s running was to understand tyre behaviour across all three
- FP1 saw both Lewis and George run the Hard and the Soft compounds across the opening hour. They ended the session P5 and P6
- FP2 settled into its usual rhythm with an initial focus on the Medium tyre giving way to single lap performance runs on the Soft compound. George used his second push lap on this tyre to go P3, with Lewis P5 via his first
- The day’s on-track running concluded with the usual long runs on the used Medium compound. Both drivers looked competitive in what was a closely matched field; ultimately just eight tenths separated the top eight on the single
- Imagery of the day is available on our media site. All imagery is rights-free for editorial
George Russell
It was a very positive Friday for us overall. The car is feeling really good around the circuit. It definitely improved in the cooler temperatures of FP2 but equally, it still felt decent in the slightly unrepresentative conditions of FP1. The times were very tight between several cars. Ferrari looked quick, particularly on the single lap. The long run performance across a number of competitors was also strong but we can be optimistic heading into the weekend. We will do our usual work overnight and hopefully find some improvements heading into Saturday. I am really enjoying the new track layout. It makes the final sector, and the lap as a whole, much more flowing. It definitely improves the experience behind-the-wheel and should help create better #racing on Sunday. The new track surface in turns one to five is also an improvement.
Lewis Hamilton
It’s been a great day here in Singapore. They have done an amazing job with the track changes; I love driving this circuit now more than ever. The new track surface is great, and it made the track even more enjoyable to drive. Then the removal of the four corners near the end of the lap has absolutely perfected the circuit. It’s incredible to drive. In terms of our day overall, FP1 was solid. We were still a little bit of where we wanted to be, but it wasn’t too bad. FP2 was for sure the best FP2 session I’ve had this year. It was nice to finish a Friday feeling so positive. I think we’ve got a good platform to build off for the rest of the weekend. It’s the best I’ve felt from a Friday this year, so I hope we can do some good work overnight, as we always tend to do, and continue to improve.
Andrew Shovlin, Trackside Engineering Director
We’ve had solid sessions today and both drivers have finished the day happy with the balance. There’s a bit of work we need to do to understand how to approach the single lap on the Soft tyre; it didn’t feel like we were getting the most out of the compound and George was able to improve later in the run. The long run was quite strong. It’s always tough keeping the heat out of the rear tyres here but we look to be more or less on the pace. The performance order is interesting today. Ferrari looked fast, as do McLaren and Aston Martin and unusually Red Bull didn’t look like the ones to beat. We’ll assume that they’ll sort that out for tomorrow, which is going to mean that a lot of drivers are fighting for the top grid spots. It’s clearly very close so we’ll be pushing to find every little bit of pace overnight. We’re looking forward to an exciting qualifying session tomorrow.
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