Given how strong Ferrari was in Monaco, this was a track that most anticipated would suit the SF-24 car. Leclerc and teammate Sainz, who won in Singapore last year, showed flashes of pace through practice, only to end up ninth and 10th on the grid for lights out on Sunday.

The 2024 Singapore Grand Prix will get underway today (Sunday, September 22), as the lights go out for the showdown around the Marina Bay Street Circuit. Oscar Piastri emerged victorious from a thrilling race in Baku last weekend, helping lift McLaren above Red Bull for the lead in the constructors' championship.

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.