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Sebastian Vettel Wins In Singapore


Sebastian Vettel has a way around the Marina Bay circuit. Nico Rosberg himself admitted that Vettel in some corners looks likes he's on a different planet. Finishing along side Vettel were his former Redbull teammate Daniel Ricciardo and his current Ferrari teammate Kimi Raikkonen. Lewis Hamilton retired from the race from what looked a good points scoring race for him. Nico Rosberg finished a rather safe fourth, although he had troubles with starting the car before the race began ( he stalled it thrice ). Max Verstappen had a horrible start stalling his and hence being forced to pit . Verstappen then stormed his way up to eight. Nico Hulkenberg has been given a 3 place grid drop for the upcoming Japanese Grand Prix for causing a collision. 
There were safety cars one caused to due a person walking on track. Vettel led the race from start to finish, controlling the pace of Ricciardo and keeping him at bay. What happened to Mercedes is still the big question, Rosberg was almost 20s adrift of Vettel at the final stages of the race.

 Defining Moments of the Singapore Grand Prix 

 1. Sebastian Vettel's first Pole for Ferrari and 3rd Win
The man who had prevented this team for securing pole positions and wins for a very long time has now ended their dry run of wins and Poles. Denying Mercedes or Redbull the pole position has been a major reason for Vettel's victory. This victory now means that Sebastian Vettel is 3rd on the all time(wins) list behind Micheal Schumacher (91) , Alain Prost (51).

 2.Ferrari duo scores first double podium since 2013
Raikkonen and Vettel scored Ferrari's first double podium finish since the 2013 Spanish Grand prix.
3. Lewis Hamilton retires from the race. 
Having qualified 5th a staggering 1.4s behind Vettel , Hamilton managed to move up to 4th. Halfway through the race he began to lose power and dropped down the order , retiring from the race eventually. This retirement has now put Rosberg 41 points behind Hamilton and Vettel 49 points behind Hamilton and 8 points behind Rosberg.  

 4. Intruder on track brings out safety car. 
Vettel was the first to radio about a random man walking on the track. The 27 year who has been arrested by the police , was walking along the straight near turn 13.

 Apart from the drivers pop singers Adam Levine and Pharrell Williams dropped by the paddock. Williams even went up to the Mercedes garage to chat with Hamilton.

 Its Back to Back Race Weekends ! Up next it the Japanese Grand Prix at the Suzuka Circuit
F1 News :
Jenson Button is set to announce his retirement next weekend. Not sure if this official news.
[Pictures courtesy - Corbis images]

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