McLaren's Lando Norris set the pace in a floodlit second practice session at the Singapore Grand Prix on Friday with Ferrari's Charles Leclerc close behind but Red Bull's championship leader Max Verstappen only 15th.

McLaren is ahead of Red Bull in the Formula 1 constructors' race. Now for Lando Norris to put pressure on Max Verstappen for the drivers' title. Oscar Piastri's win last week at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix put McLaren top in the teams' standings — the key to F1's lavish prize money — but teammate Norris only took a small bite out of Verstappen's lead.

Lando Norris has admitted he hoped to have a “much bigger gap” over Charles Leclerc following a strong showing in Friday F1 practice at the Singapore Grand Prix. Norris topped the timesheets in FP2, with less than a tenth advantage over Leclerc. Like in Azerbaijan, the battle for victory looks set to between McLaren and Ferrari.