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Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull) took another decisive win, but title rivals still mathematically in the run. Jenson Button (McLaren) made a late push in the race, but is wasn't enough to stop Vettel from earning his ninth win of the season, at the Singapore GP.
Michael Schumacher made a sensational exit. An incident including the German veteran, his Mercedes team mate Nico Rosberg and Sauber's Sergio Perez brought the safety car out on lap 29.
Rosberg and Perez's fight for seventh allowed Schumacher to close in. Following a successful overtaking manoeuvre by the young Rosberg, it was left to the 42-year old veteran to do the same. Unfortunately, as he try to put a move a Perez, their wheels touched, which sent Schumacher in the air and out of the race.
The safety car period allowed Jenson Button, in second place, and Mark Webber (Red Bull), in fourth place, to close the gap to their respective targets.
As the action resumed on lap 34, Vettel (1st) stayed in front of Button (2nd), but Webber (3rd) got around Ferrari's Fernando Alonso (4th).
Following a bad start, and a penalty triggered by a incident with Felipe Massa (Ferrari), Lewis Hamilton (McLaren) had been fighting his way back. The full-course yellow was just the break he was looking for, down in ninth. Hamilton was able to snatch eight from Perez, than seventh from Rosberg and finally 5th from Force India's Adrian Sutil and Paul di Resta.
Sutil (8th) fell further back, when Rosberg (7th) went by him. Massa (9th) disposed of Perez (10th) the same way.
Perez put his money where his mouth is, and finished in the points, just like he said he would.
In 11th, Pastor Maldonado (Williams) finished ahead of Toro Rosso's Sébastien Buemi (12th) and Maldonado's Williams team mate, Ruben Barrichello (13th). Then came the second Sauber of Kamui Kobayashi (14th) and the second Toro Rosso of Jaime Alguersuari (15th).
Heikki Kovalainen came home 16th for Team Lotus, but could be stripped from his result. After his pit stop, the Finn was released by his Team Lotus mechanics dangerously close to race leader Vettel. There was no harm done, but the stewards are reviewing the incident.
Jérome d'Ambrosio finished 18th for Virgin and Daniel Riccirado 19th for HRT. He had a clean race after first lap incident.
Timo Glock (Virgin) was the first retiree, Michael Schumacher (Mercedes) stayed on the sidelines after his accident and Jarno Trulli's Lotus also came to an premature halt. Even though he was classified 15th, Alguersuari didn't finish the race either.
Race results – Singapore Grand Prix
From Italiaracing.net
1 - Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull RB7-Renault) - 61 laps
2 - Jenson Button (McLaren MP4/26-Mercedes) - 1.737s
3 - Mark Webber (Red Bull RB7-Renault) - 29.279s
4 - Fernando Alonso (Ferrari 150) - 55.449s
5 - Lewis Hamilton (McLaren MP4/26-Mercedes) - 1min07.7s
6 - Paul Di Resta (Force India VJM04-Mercedes) - 1 lap
7 - Nico Rosberg (Mercedes MGP W02) - 1 lap
8 - Adrian Sutil (Force India VJM04-Mercedes) - 1 lap
9 - Felipe Massa (Ferrari 150) - 1 lap
10 - Sergio Perez (Sauber C30-Ferrari) - 1 lap
11 - Pastor Maldonado (Williams FW33-Cosworth) - 1 lap
12 - Sebastien Buemi (Toro Rosso STR6-Ferrari) - 1 lap
13 - Rubens Barrichello (Williams FW33-Cosworth) - 1 lap
14 - Kamui Kobayashi (Sauber C30-Ferrari) - 2 laps
15 - Bruno Senna (Renault R31) - 2 laps
16 - Heikki Kovalainen (Lotus T128-Renault) - 2 laps
17 - Vitaly Petrov (Renault R31) - 2 laps
18 - Jerome d'Ambrosio (Virgin VR02-Cosworth) - 2 laps
19 - Daniel Ricciardo (Hispania F111-Cosworth) - 4 laps
20 - Vitantonio Liuzzi (Hispania F111-Cosworth) - 4 laps
Fastest lap: 1min48.454s by Jenson Button (McLaren)
Retirements
59th lap - Jaime Alguersuari (Toro Rosso)
47th lap - Jarno Trulli (Team Lotus)
28th lap - Michael Schumacher (Mercedes)
9th lap - Timo Glock (Virigin)
Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull) took another decisive win, but title rivals still mathematically in the run. Jenson Button (McLaren) made a late push in the race, but is wasn't enough to stop Vettel from earning his ninth win of the season, at the Singapore GP.
Michael Schumacher made a sensational exit. An incident including the German veteran, his Mercedes team mate Nico Rosberg and Sauber's Sergio Perez brought the safety car out on lap 29.
Rosberg and Perez's fight for seventh allowed Schumacher to close in. Following a successful overtaking manoeuvre by the young Rosberg, it was left to the 42-year old veteran to do the same. Unfortunately, as he try to put a move a Perez, their wheels touched, which sent Schumacher in the air and out of the race.
The safety car period allowed Jenson Button, in second place, and Mark Webber (Red Bull), in fourth place, to close the gap to their respective targets.
As the action resumed on lap 34, Vettel (1st) stayed in front of Button (2nd), but Webber (3rd) got around Ferrari's Fernando Alonso (4th).
Following a bad start, and a penalty triggered by a incident with Felipe Massa (Ferrari), Lewis Hamilton (McLaren) had been fighting his way back. The full-course yellow was just the break he was looking for, down in ninth. Hamilton was able to snatch eight from Perez, than seventh from Rosberg and finally 5th from Force India's Adrian Sutil and Paul di Resta.
Sutil (8th) fell further back, when Rosberg (7th) went by him. Massa (9th) disposed of Perez (10th) the same way.
Perez put his money where his mouth is, and finished in the points, just like he said he would.
In 11th, Pastor Maldonado (Williams) finished ahead of Toro Rosso's Sébastien Buemi (12th) and Maldonado's Williams team mate, Ruben Barrichello (13th). Then came the second Sauber of Kamui Kobayashi (14th) and the second Toro Rosso of Jaime Alguersuari (15th).
Heikki Kovalainen came home 16th for Team Lotus, but could be stripped from his result. After his pit stop, the Finn was released by his Team Lotus mechanics dangerously close to race leader Vettel. There was no harm done, but the stewards are reviewing the incident.
Jérome d'Ambrosio finished 18th for Virgin and Daniel Riccirado 19th for HRT. He had a clean race after first lap incident.
Timo Glock (Virgin) was the first retiree, Michael Schumacher (Mercedes) stayed on the sidelines after his accident and Jarno Trulli's Lotus also came to an premature halt. Even though he was classified 15th, Alguersuari didn't finish the race either.
Race results – Singapore Grand Prix
From Italiaracing.net
1 - Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull RB7-Renault) - 61 laps
2 - Jenson Button (McLaren MP4/26-Mercedes) - 1.737s
3 - Mark Webber (Red Bull RB7-Renault) - 29.279s
4 - Fernando Alonso (Ferrari 150) - 55.449s
5 - Lewis Hamilton (McLaren MP4/26-Mercedes) - 1min07.7s
6 - Paul Di Resta (Force India VJM04-Mercedes) - 1 lap
7 - Nico Rosberg (Mercedes MGP W02) - 1 lap
8 - Adrian Sutil (Force India VJM04-Mercedes) - 1 lap
9 - Felipe Massa (Ferrari 150) - 1 lap
10 - Sergio Perez (Sauber C30-Ferrari) - 1 lap
11 - Pastor Maldonado (Williams FW33-Cosworth) - 1 lap
12 - Sebastien Buemi (Toro Rosso STR6-Ferrari) - 1 lap
13 - Rubens Barrichello (Williams FW33-Cosworth) - 1 lap
14 - Kamui Kobayashi (Sauber C30-Ferrari) - 2 laps
15 - Bruno Senna (Renault R31) - 2 laps
16 - Heikki Kovalainen (Lotus T128-Renault) - 2 laps
17 - Vitaly Petrov (Renault R31) - 2 laps
18 - Jerome d'Ambrosio (Virgin VR02-Cosworth) - 2 laps
19 - Daniel Ricciardo (Hispania F111-Cosworth) - 4 laps
20 - Vitantonio Liuzzi (Hispania F111-Cosworth) - 4 laps
Fastest lap: 1min48.454s by Jenson Button (McLaren)
Retirements
59th lap - Jaime Alguersuari (Toro Rosso)
47th lap - Jarno Trulli (Team Lotus)
28th lap - Michael Schumacher (Mercedes)
9th lap - Timo Glock (Virigin)