Positive start in Singapore for Lance

Lance Stroll ended Friday running in the top 10 as Formula One returns to Singapore for the first time in three years.

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Lance began the first practice session on the Hard Pirelli tyres to set a 1.50.219 before quickly improving to 1.47.992 to take him into fourth on the timings at that point.

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Amassing eight laps on the Hard compound, Lance put in his best lap time of the session – a 1.46.754 – before pitting to switch onto the Medium tyres.

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Lance set an initial lap time of 1.45.221 on the new set of tyres but made contact with the wall at Turn Five.

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This damaged the left-rear corner of the car and bringing out a red flag to end his FP1 running prematurely with 12 laps on the board in eighth position.

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Due to the contact, the team changed Lance’s gearbox as a precautionary measure prior to FP2, delaying the start of his session slightly.

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Once the Canadian was given the all-clear, he set out on the Medium tyres to put in his best time of 1.45.144 with five laps on the board.

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Switching onto the Soft tyres for a performance run, Lance put in a 1.44.144 but quickly improved on that, setting a 1.43.982 to place into ninth.

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Swapping back to the Medium tyres, Lance rounded out Friday’s running in 10th position with 21 laps on the board.

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Lance Stroll – Aston Martin Aramco Cognizant Formula One™ Team Driver

“Driving in Singapore is always good fun, but it is also really demanding in very hot conditions. I brushed the wall in FP1 today, but fortunately we did not damage the car too much. We did some important homework, especially in the second session, and I think this is going to be a race of opportunity. We will go through the data tonight and see where we can make some progress before qualifying tomorrow.”

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