Lewis Hamilton topped the second practice run at the Marina Bay Street Circuit on Friday, as arch rival and team-mate Nico Rosberg finished down in 13th place.
But that might not mean too much when it comes to Sunday's Singapore Grand Prix because Rosberg had to abort his flying lap on super softs because of a crash by Lotus's Pastor Maldonado.
Rosberg decided not to go out again and that left Hamilton at the top of the timesheets, 0.133 seconds quicker than the Ferrari of Fernando Alonso, reversing what had happened earlier in the day.
Red Bull's Daniel Ricciardo and Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen were third and fourth, and they were followed by Sebastian Vettel and Kevin Magnussen.
In the first practice run, Hamilton was edged out of top spot by Alonso by 0.122 seconds, with Rosberg back in third place. The German had dominated much of the session, though he had issues with his gear selection and also with a loose mirror.
Raikkonen had warned about Ferrari's capabilities here by going top of the timings early on before being replaced by Rosberg. Raikkonen finished back in seventh, with his front brakes on fire. But Alonso kept the red flag flying.
At the end of the 90-minute run, as the drivers moved into race mode, Alonso found a flying lap to get in front of Hamilton. Vettel and Ricciardo were fourth and fifth fastest for Red Bull.
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