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Singapore. Lewis Hamilton produced a masterful drive to win Sunday’s Singapore Grand Prix ahead of Timo Glock and Fernando Alonso as Jenson Button got more points on the board to shore up his championship lead.
Starting from first on the grid, Briton Hamilton led from start to finish in difficult driving conditions to take the checkered flag in his McLaren, 9.6 seconds ahead of the Toyota.
It was his second win of the season, after Hungary, and the 11th of his career.
Spain’s Alonso, who won here last year in controversial circumstances when Nelson Piquet Jr. deliberately crashed, brought some cheer to Renault with a hard-fought third to make the podium again.
That left Germany’s Sebastien Vettel to take fourth but it could have been much better.
The Red Bull driver was second and in a close-fought battle with Hamilton, but after pitting for a second time on lap 39, exited too quickly and incurred a drive-through penalty.
At least he finished one place ahead of championship leader Button, but with just three races left in the season, the gap between the two drivers is 25 points and Vettel’s chances of catching the Briton are disappearing.
Button now has 84 points with his Brawn GP teammate Rubens Barrichello 15 behind after ending sixth here under the lights.
Heikki Kovalainen in the second McLaren finished seventh and BMW Sauber’s Robert Kubica was eighth.
The Brawn pair now look certain to deliver the constructors’ championship to their eponymous team chief, Ross Brawn, in the outfit’s first season, with one of them likely to be crowned world champion.
The front row of the grid was always going to be decisive on the bumpy Marina Bay street circuit, where overtaking is difficult, and Hamilton made the most of starting on pole.
Nico Rosberg got past Vettel to be in second and Alonso had a storming start, powering to fourth from fifth.
Hamilton made no mistakes, though, protecting his lead to cruise to a well-deserved victory.
Agence France-Presse
Singapore. Lewis Hamilton produced a masterful drive to win Sunday’s Singapore Grand Prix ahead of Timo Glock and Fernando Alonso as Jenson Button got more points on the board to shore up his championship lead.
Starting from first on the grid, Briton Hamilton led from start to finish in difficult driving conditions to take the checkered flag in his McLaren, 9.6 seconds ahead of the Toyota.
It was his second win of the season, after Hungary, and the 11th of his career.
Spain’s Alonso, who won here last year in controversial circumstances when Nelson Piquet Jr. deliberately crashed, brought some cheer to Renault with a hard-fought third to make the podium again.
That left Germany’s Sebastien Vettel to take fourth but it could have been much better.
The Red Bull driver was second and in a close-fought battle with Hamilton, but after pitting for a second time on lap 39, exited too quickly and incurred a drive-through penalty.
At least he finished one place ahead of championship leader Button, but with just three races left in the season, the gap between the two drivers is 25 points and Vettel’s chances of catching the Briton are disappearing.
Button now has 84 points with his Brawn GP teammate Rubens Barrichello 15 behind after ending sixth here under the lights.
Heikki Kovalainen in the second McLaren finished seventh and BMW Sauber’s Robert Kubica was eighth.
The Brawn pair now look certain to deliver the constructors’ championship to their eponymous team chief, Ross Brawn, in the outfit’s first season, with one of them likely to be crowned world champion.
The front row of the grid was always going to be decisive on the bumpy Marina Bay street circuit, where overtaking is difficult, and Hamilton made the most of starting on pole.
Nico Rosberg got past Vettel to be in second and Alonso had a storming start, powering to fourth from fifth.
Hamilton made no mistakes, though, protecting his lead to cruise to a well-deserved victory.
Agence France-Presse
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