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Leclerc and Norris make the cut, Hamilton and Verstappen out again

16:42, 01 Oct

byNorberto Mujica

Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen will not be involved in the FIA's Thursday press conference.

As it is customary, this Thursday ahead of the Singapore Grand Prix, drivers and team representatives are scheduled to speak before the media.

On Thursday drivers will take the floor, with Haas F1's Esteban Ocon, McLaren's Lando Norris and Mercedes' George Russell making up the first trio of drivers to face the media at 18:30 hrs.

Half an hour later, at 19:00 hrs, Ferrari's Charles Leclerc, Racing Bulls' Isack Hadjar and Williams' Alex Albon will face the media.

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On Friday the team representatives are up for a round of questions before the media present in Singapore for the 18th round of the Formula One world championship.

At 19:30 hrs Alpine's Steve Nielsen, Aston Martin's Andy Cowell and Williams' James Vowels will answer the questions ahead of the final practice session on Friday.

Here's the full press conference schedule for the Singapore Grand Prix

DATE	TIME	DRIVER / TEAM MEMBER
Thursday, 2 October	1830hrs	Esteban Ocon (Haas) - Lando Norris (McLaren) - George Russell (Mercedes)
	1900hrs	Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) - Isack Hadjar (Racing Bulls) - Alex Albon (Williams)
Friday, 3 October	Press Conference: 1930hrsTV Pen: 2000hrs	Steve Nielsen (Alpine)Andy Cowell (Aston Martin)James Vowles (Williams)

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