On his very first visit to the Marina Bay Street Circuit in Singapore, McLaren Honda driver Stoffel Vandoorne immediately got down to business, running a handful of reconnaissance laps using a prototype halo before properly kicking off his FP1 programme.
He was quickly up to speed, running without problem throughout both sessions, and ended the day sixth fastest after setting a best time of 1m42.788s during the evening's nighttime FP2 session.
“For me, it's been a very positive Friday, finishing sixth in FP2 despite having never driven around here before,” Stoffel said. “I was discovering this track for the first time during FP1, and I got to grips with it quite quickly today.”
“On paper, it looks like it's been a particularly good day, but the two Ferraris didn't appear to have an ideal session and ended FP2 behind us. They probably have something more in hand for tomorrow, but hopefully, we can still translate today's pace into qualifying tomorrow.”
