Renault F1 Team enjoyed a promising day of practice under the lights at the Marina Bay Street Circuit ahead of Sunday’s Singapore Airlines Singapore Grand Prix. Nico Hülkenberg was the team’s quicker driver, finishing sixth in Free Practice 1 and later eighth in Free Practice 2. Daniel Ricciardo was narrowly outside the top ten in both sessions. Alan Permane Technical programme notes The main focus for today was assessing the tyres, especially the Soft (C5) compound and its graining in race trim. More so than other street circuits having a race setup is as equally important as a good qualifying position. It’s a long race, pushing towards the two-hour mark, and is also harder on the...
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