# Motorsport : Mercedes driver George Russell topped the timesheets in the only practice session for the Singapore Grand Prix, clocking one minute 32.274 seconds. Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc was second, with McLaren’s Lando Norris third, on a dusty circuit shrouded in smoke from fires in Indonesia. The sprint format leaves teams with just one practice session before qualifying. Russell faces a major setback, however, as a power-unit penalty means he is set to start Sunday’s Grand Prix from the back of the grid.
Motorsport: Russell fastest in practice for smoggy Singapore GP