This archive report was first published on 20 September 2019.
Published on September 20, 2019, Lewis Hamilton's dominance at the Singapore Grand Prix continued in the second free practice session, with the Mercedes driver setting a storming lap at the Marina Bay Street Circuit.
Hamilton, who has won four times in Singapore, is well on course for a sixth world title after recording eight victories in 2019. His scintillating form after two practice sessions around the demanding 23-turn layout suggests he will be celebrating a ninth triumph of the campaign on Sunday night.
Hamilton spent the first session churning out race simulation laps on the more durable hard compound tyres, but it was in the second session that he unleashed his true pace, clocking a day's best 1:38.773 seconds on the quicker soft tyres.
His lap was far from perfect, but he was still able to record a time 0.184 seconds quicker than Red Bull's Max Verstappen, who was the only driver able to live with Hamilton's super-charged pace during practice.
Hamilton's Mercedes was even more impressive during the race simulations, but he will be wary of the threat posed by Red Bull and the Ferraris of Sebastian Vettel and Charles Leclerc, who has won the last two races.
