| 18:50:10
| Welcome to F1-Live.com and live coverage of the first 90-minute Friday free practice session from Singapore. It is getting dark and the circuit is dry. |
| 18:52:31
| The new event on the calendar is not only a new street circuit event, but also the first night event in the history of the sport. This first session, which gets underway in a few minutes, is at 19.00 local time with just a 60-minute break before the second session at 21.30. |
| 18:54:24
| Away from the racing action, Lewis Hamilton’s appeal regarding his time penalty from Spa Francorchamps has not gone in his favour and he therefore leads Felipe Massa by just a single point with four rounds remaining. Sebastian Vettel meanwhile has been enjoying his stunning Italian Grand Prix result but warns that the Toro Rosso team needs to keep its feet on the ground. |
| 18:56:23
| There has been some concern over the high kerbing in parts of the circuit in the build up to the race with Fernando Alonso suggesting that damaging the cars was a real possibility. FIA Race Director Charlie Whiting has been looking at the issue ahead of this session with some of the higher kerbs at turn ten ground down ahead of this session. |
| 18:58:19
| As ever, this is a free practice session so any engine or gearbox issue does not incur any grid penalty. The super soft and soft Bridgestone tyres will get a workout as the teams collect data for the rest of the race weekend. |
| 19:00:06
| The session is now underway. |
| 19:00:27
| Giancarlo Fisichella leads team-mate Sutil out of the pit lane. |
| 19:00:55
| The early runners will all complete an installation lap and then pit for checks. |
| 19:01:24
| Half of the field is straight out under the artificial lighting. |
| 19:02:35
| Raikkonen, Massa, Hamilton, Glock and Barrichello remain in the pits. |
| 19:03:08
| The early runners are returning to the pit lane. |
| 19:03:56
| Raikkonen climbs aboard his Ferrari and will head out shortly. |
| 19:04:12
| Timo Glock heads out on his installation lap. |
| 19:04:25
| Now Hamilton is on track in his McLaren. |
| 19:05:53
| There's a couple of big bumps ahead of turn eight which cause the cars to bottom out. |
| 19:06:06
| Barrichello joins Hamilton on track. |
| 19:07:20
| Barrichello is now on track in his Honda. |
| 19:08:32
| Barrichello now pits. No-one on track and no times as yet. |
| 19:09:57
| There looks to be some water leaking onto the circuit at the first turn. It is off line at the moment. |
| 19:11:14
| It is now pretty dark but the lighting is impressive as the circuit is very well lit. |
| 19:12:26
| Jenson Button is back out in his Honda. |
| 19:13:30
| Bourdais and Glock join Button on track. |
| 19:14:25
| Trulli heads out in his Toyota. |
| 19:14:41
| Button is now on his first timed lap of the session. |
| 19:15:54
| Vettel is now on track in his Toro Rosso. |
| 19:16:43
| Button's first lap is just under the two minute mark. |
| 19:17:20
| Glock's first lap is some seven second quicker than Button. |
| 19:18:02
| Bourdais moves second fastest as they all run the harder tyre at this stage. |
| 19:19:12
| The times are changing as Glock improves and remains P1 ahead of Button, Trulli, Vettel and Bourdais. |
| 19:20:04
| Raikkonen heads out in his Ferrari. |
| 19:20:21
| Nelson Piquet is back out in his Renault. |
| 19:21:03
| Glock is pushing hard as he finds another half a second last time around. |
| 19:21:28
| Fernando Alonso joins team-mate Piquet on track. |
| 19:22:44
| Raikkonen is on his first timed lap of the session with Timo Glock right behind him. |
| 19:23:05
| Barrichello and Webber back out. |
| 19:24:44
| Raikkonen's first lap is a conservative one. The circuit is now busy with well over half of the field on track. |
| 19:25:51
| Glock remains fastest and on another hot lap as Fisichella cuts the chicane. |
| 19:26:20
| Nick Heidfeld is on track and using the soft tyre on his BMW Sauber. |
| 19:26:57
| Glock is some 1.7s ahead of team-mate Trulli, Bourdais and Raikkonen. |
| 19:28:05
| Alonso moves third fastest and is on another hot lap. Coulthard runs wide and continues. |
| 19:28:17
| Mark Webber has crashed the Red Bull. |
| 19:29:24
| Webber has made contact with the barriers and has damage to the front right of the Red Bull. He is out of the car but that is the end of his session. |
| 19:30:06
| Webber just lost the back end of the RB4 on entry into turn 18 and as he corrected, simply ran out of road. |
| 19:31:39
| Glock remains fastest from Trulli as the marshals brind in a crane to remove the RB4. |
| 19:32:38
| Robert Kubica is on his first timed lap. Only Kovalainen and Hamilton yet to set a time. |
| 19:33:00
| The yellows remain out as Glock pits his Toyota. |
| 19:33:25
| Felipe Massa is on track as Alonso starts another hot lap. |
| 19:34:48
| The Red Bull has been removed, but there is a lot of water on the circuit at turn 18. |
| 19:35:29
| Nico Rosberg moves second fastest. |
| 19:36:16
| Kubica is working his way up the order as he moves second fastest. |
| 19:37:05
| Hamilton and Kovalainen are on track for McLaren. |
| 19:37:32
| Massa moves fourth fastest with Heidfeld now up to fifth. |
| 19:39:07
| Gains from Alonso and Kubica as they moves first and second fastest. |
| 19:39:32
| Now Massa improves and is third fastest. |
| 19:40:57
| Hamilton's first lap moves him P5 as Kovalainen posts a time of 19th. |
| 19:41:30
| Button moves third fastest. Webber, out of the session, is now slowest. |
| 19:43:04
| Monza winner Vettel is currently down in 18th but is back on track. |
| 19:44:14
| Trulli spins his Toyota onto the main straight and then travels the wrong way to spin turn the car. |
| 19:44:50
| Trulli will probably get a fine for going the wrong way on the circuit. |
| 19:45:15
| Hamilton moves second fastest, four-tenths behind Alonso. |
| 19:46:20
| A gain for Hamilton moves him to the top of the timesheets. |
| 19:47:26
| Kovalainen is now working his way up the order. |
| 19:47:59
| Raikkonen remains on track but is just 17th. |
| 19:48:30
| Kovalainen spins his McLaren onto the main start straight. |
| 19:49:06
| Kovalainen actually ran wide in turn 22 and then spun through 23. |
| 19:50:00
| Nakajima moves into the top ten in his Williams. |
| 19:51:33
| Rosberg runs 11th but is on a good lap. |
| 19:52:12
| Rosberg puts in a hot lap and is now third fastest. |
| 19:53:23
| Alonso regains the fastest time from Hamilton. |
| 19:54:18
| Massa moves third fastest as he chases Raikkonen on track. |
| 19:56:01
| Vettel runs wide through the final turn as Trulli pits. The pit entry is on the racing line which makes life interesting... |
| 19:57:38
| A gain for Kubica who moves P4 ahead of Rosberg. |
| 19:59:01
| The fastest four drivers are on track. |
| 19:59:56
| All change as Massa is now fastest from Kubica and Raikkonen. |
| 20:01:29
| Raikkonen now fastest from Ferrari team-mate Massa. |
| 20:02:58
| Some big gains coming now as Hamilton moves fastest from Raikkonen and Massa. |
| 20:03:15
| Raikkonen pits as Kubica runs wide. |
| 20:03:51
| Button us running well for Honda in sixth position. |
| 20:04:25
| Kubica is pushing hard as he gets the car sideways through turn ten. |
| 20:05:59
| Piquet goes off track at turn 18. He is able to resume. |
| 20:06:37
| Hamilton, Raikkonen, Massa and Kubica have pitted. |
| 20:06:52
| A quick stop for Hamilton who is straight back out. |
| 20:08:12
| Jarno Trulli continues to struggle in 19th position in the second Toyota. |
| 20:08:35
| Kovalainen moves fifth fastest. |
| 20:09:15
| Both Hamilton and Kovalainen on fast laps. |
| 20:10:36
| Hamilton improves his own best time by a tenth of a second as Kovalainen moves P4. |
| 20:12:23
| Kovalainen pits as Hamilton remains on track. |
| 20:13:11
| A wild ride for Vettel through the final turn. He was lucky not to lose the Toro Rosso as the back end stepped out. |
| 20:14:15
| Kubica is back out looking to improve on fifth position. |
| 20:16:22
| Glock runs wide and spins his Toyota. |
| 20:16:52
| Raikkonen and Massa are back on track. |
| 20:17:21
| Barrichello has gone off and made contact with the barriers. |
| 20:18:13
| Barrichello lost the back end of the Honda in the penultimate turn and then backed the car into the retaining wall at the final turn. |
| 20:19:51
| The yellows remain out as the Honda is removed from the circuit. |
| 20:21:53
| They are still removing the Honda. They really need some cranes rather than the usual recovery vehicle. |
| 20:23:05
| They are finally lifting the Honda up as they get used to the demands of Formula One. |
| 20:24:03
| Bourdais is in the pits and out of the Toro Rosso. |
| 20:24:41
| All on track now except Bourdais. |
| 20:25:27
| The Honda is now finally being removed and it has taken close to ten minutes. |
| 20:26:55
| Just over three minutes remain but the yellows remain out. |
| 20:27:14
| Button cuts the turn ten chicane. |
| 20:28:05
| Raikkonen is on a hot lap but will have to slow for the yellows. |
| 20:28:17
| The yellows are gone, the track is green. |
| 20:29:13
| A gain for Hamilton who improves his own best time. |
| 20:29:32
| A gain for Hamilton who improves his own best time. |
| 20:29:54
| Sutil spins his Force India. |
| 20:30:04
| The chequered flag is out. |
| 20:30:20
| Massa is on a fast lap. |
| 20:31:00
| Hamilton pits his McLaren. |
| 20:31:42
| Massa moves second fastest. |
| 20:31:59
| Raikkonen pits and remains third. |
| 20:32:42
| So Hamilton is fastest from Massa, Raikkonen, Kovalainen, Kubica, Rosberg, Alonso, Heidfeld, Piquet and Button. |
