Elsewhere, his team-mate Lando Norris managed to claw his way from the back of the grid to finish P4 and remains 59 points behind Max Verstappen in the drivers' championship.
The Dutchman remained rather anonymous in Baku, finishing fifth but failing to challenge for the victory at any point during the weekend.
Red Bull's woes worsened when Sergio Perez crashed into Carlos Sainz, both losing crucial points for their team's championship campaigns.
Ferrari will be hoping to bounce back with a victory in Singapore which could see them usurp Red Bull for second in the constructors' standings, with just 31 points separating the two champions.
F1 Practice times - Singapore Grand Prix
The action starts today (Friday) with FP1 at 5:30pm local time (SST), followed by FP2 at 9pm. Then, on Saturday, FP3 gets underway at 5:30pm, leading up to the all-important qualifying session at 9pm.
Find the session start times converted to your local time zone below:
Singapore Grand Prix FP1 - Friday, September 20, 2024
Local time (SST): 5:30pm Friday United Kingdom (BST): 10:30am Friday Central European Time (CEST): 11:30am Friday United States (EDT): 5:30am Friday United States (CDT): 4:30am Friday United States (PDT): 2:30am Friday Australia (AEST): 7:30pm Friday Australia (AWST): 5:30pm Friday Australia (ACST): 7pm Friday Mexico (CST): 3:30am Friday Japan (JST): 6:30pm Friday South Africa (SAST): 11:30am Friday Egypt (EEST): 12:30pm Friday China (CST): 5:30pm Friday India (IST): 3pm Friday Brazil: 6:30am Friday Saudi Arabia: 12:30pm Friday United Arab Emirates: 1:30pm Friday Turkey: 12:30pm Friday
Singapore Grand Prix FP2 - Friday, September 20, 2024
Local time (SST): 9pm Friday United Kingdom (BST): 2pm Friday Central European Time (CEST): 3pm Friday United States (EDT): 9am Friday United States (CDT): 8am Friday United States (PDT): 6am Friday Australia (AEST): 11pm Friday Australia (AWST): 9pm Friday Australia (ACST): 10:30pm Friday Mexico (CST): 7am Friday Japan (JST): 10pm Friday South Africa (SAST): 3pm Friday Egypt (EEST): 4pm Friday China (CST): 9pm Friday India (IST): 6:30pm Friday Brazil: 10am Friday Saudi Arabia: 4pm Friday United Arab Emirates: 5pm Friday Turkey: 4pm Friday
Singapore Grand Prix FP3 - Saturday, September 21, 2024
Local time (SST): 5:30pm Saturday United Kingdom (BST): 10:30am Saturday Central European Time (CEST): 11:30am Saturday United States (EDT): 5:30am Saturday United States (CDT): 4:30am Saturday United States (PDT): 2:30am Saturday Australia (AEST): 7:30pm Saturday Australia (AWST): 5:30pm Saturday Australia (ACST): 7pm Saturday Mexico (CST): 3:30am Saturday Japan (JST): 6:30pm Saturday South Africa (SAST): 11:30am Saturday Egypt (EEST): 12:30pm Saturday China (CST): 5:30pm Saturday India (IST): 3pm Saturday Brazil: 6:30am Saturday Saudi Arabia: 12:30pm Saturday United Arab Emirates: 1:30pm Saturday Turkey: 12:30pm Saturday
How to watch the Singapore Grand Prix practice live on TV today
Broadcast details vary depending on your location. Check below to see how to tune in for some major countries:
United Kingdom: Sky Sports United States: ESPN, ESPN Deportes Italy: Sky Italia Netherlands: Viaplay, Viaplay Xtra China: CCTV, Shanghai TV, Guangdong Television Channel, Tencent Japan: Fuji TV, DAZN Australia: Fox Sports, Foxtel, Kayo, Network Ten Spain: DAZN F1 Canada: RDS, RDS 2, TSN, Noovo Germany: Sky Deutschland France: Canal+ Belgium: RTBF, Telenet, Play Sports Mexico: Fox Sports Mexico Singapore: beIN SPORTS Hungary: M4 (MTVA Sports Channel) Brazil: Bandeirantes, Bandsports Austria: Servus TV, ORF Middle East & Turkey: beIN SPORTS Africa: SuperSport Latin America: ESPN
F1TV Pro also carries coverage of the sport, depending on which territory you are in.