Hamilton’s late soft-tyre lap gave Mercedes a boost on a track they felt suited their car's low-speed cornering strengths.
The session marked F1's return to the Marina Bay Street Circuit after a two-year absence due to the pandemic.
Max Verstappen dominated much of the session on medium tyres before being edged out by Hamilton's soft-tyre run. Key Incidents: Formula.1.GP.Singapur.2022.Libres.1.DAZNF1.HDTV...
caused a red flag with 20 minutes remaining after hitting the Turn 5 barriers.
Watch the top moments and full session highlights from the return of the Marina Bay street circuit: Hamilton’s late soft-tyre lap gave Mercedes a boost
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💡 This session was a rare glimpse of Mercedes at the top in 2022, though the race eventually saw Sergio Perez take a dominant victory in wet-to-dry conditions. Key Incidents: caused a red flag with 20
Lewis Hamilton topped the first practice session (Libres 1) of the 2022 Singapore Grand Prix with a time of , marking his first time leading a session that season. He narrowly beat Max Verstappen by just 0.084 seconds , while Charles Leclerc finished third despite losing time to a brake issue.