Hamilton's Singapore struggle came down to timing. Ferrari brought him in early for his first stop, then watched their strategy unravel when he ignored — or missed — the call for a second. That left the seven-time champion exposed on worn rubber while Leclerc controlled the pace up front, posting the fastest lap on lap 41. Mercedes rookie Andrea Kimi Antonelli turned the second-quickest time of the night, three-tenths back, a quiet statement in what's shaping up as a tight rookie-of-the-year fight. Piastri rounded out the top three in lap times. Haas ran both Bearman and Ocon deep into degraded stints, while Cadillac's debut season continued to sputter — Pérez and Bottas logged the slowest competitive lap times in the field. The data shows Ferrari had the car to win but needed both drivers on the same page. They didn't get it. Austin's next, where the American crowd will want more from Haas and Cadillac than another data-set footnote.
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