Leclerc's jet returned to Malaysia; he continued to Singapore by car

Charles Leclerc told beIN he had missed his Singapore landing slot by about five minutes and had to find a car to complete the journey. His private jet returned to Malaysia before it could land in Singapore.

Accounts of the diversion's cause differed. Italian outlet Il Mattino reported that a scheduling delay caused the aircraft to miss its assigned landing window at Seletar Airport; other reports said it had not been granted permission to land. At the time, neither Ferrari nor Leclerc had given an official explanation for the cause of the diversion.

The drive from Malaysia to Singapore is around four hours, compared with less than an hour for a flight between Kuala Lumpur and Singapore.

Leclerc reached Singapore in time to finish third in Saturday's sprint.