Giant lizard on track halts practice

A lizard walks on track during final practice ahead of the F1 Grand Prix of Singapore at Marina Bay Street Circuit in Singapore. Pic/AFP

A large lizard scampered onto the track and stopped the third and final F1 practice session for the Singapore GP on Saturday. The session was briefly red-flagged after Aston Martin driver Fernando Alonso reported over the radio that he'd seen the lizard on the track.

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Two track marshals chased the long-tailed reptile and the session resumed shortly after. Title challenger Lando Norris of McLaren set the fastest time, while standings leader Max Verstappen was fourth-fastest and reported his Red Bull car felt better than it had during a difficult second practice on Friday.

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