Lewis Hamilton’s Mishaps Aid Sebastian Vettel

Qualifying:

Pos	#	Driver	Constructor	Time
1	1	Sebastian Vettel		1:40.204
2	63	Jules Bianchi		1:40.377
3	27	Nathan McKane		1:40.509
4	2	Lewis Hamilton		1:40.746
5	5	Valtteri Bottas		1:40.854
6	62	Romain Grosjean		1:40.990
7	21	Stoffel Vandoorne		1:41.136
8	43	Sébastien Bourdais		1:41.322
9	29	Pastor Maldonado		1:41.577
10	91	Max Verstappen		1:41.630
11	90	Daniel Ricciardo		1:42.021
12	98	Salvatore Miccoli		1:42.023
13	31	Rhys Davies		1:42.228
14	28	Marcel Agyemang-Badu		1:42.433
15	99	Kevin Magnussen		1:42.466
16	32	Daniel Melrose		1:42.657
17	22	Johnny Cecotto Jr.		1:42.804
18	6	Ma Qinghua		1:42.821
19	12	Scott Dixon		1:43.351
20	67	Pierre Gasly		1:43.566
21	11	Jérôme d'Ambrosio		1:43.744
22	30	André Lotterer		1:43.797
23	66	Josef Newgarden		1:43.969
24	42	Davide Valsecchi		1:44.010
25	55	Artem Markelov		1:44.253
26	56	Bradley Dagnall		1:44.281

* demoted five places for changing engine/gearbox

Report:

One year without a Formula One race on the illuminated streets of Singapore was clearly one year too many, as we are blessed with the return of the ING Singaporean Grands Prix and it became obvious that this event is as glorious as it used to be.

Qualifying was a close affair without the usual Precision-Caterham monopoly on the first two rows: Nathan McKane was able to launch himself ahead of Lewis Hamilton and guest driver Romain Grosjean to start the race in third place for Ferrari.

Lewis Hamilton is not someone who gets too anxious, but perhaps he should have seen the embarrasment he suffered beginning at 23:00 local time coming because of his unsuccessful Q3: he struggled to achieve top pace and spins hurt him badly.

His German enemy/teammate, Sebastian Vettel, was able to use this to extend his lead in the championship, winning this race, which has earned a place in the history books for being the first race in the two-race era to see all starters finish the race.

Race:

Pos	#	Driver	Constructor	Time/Retired	Points
1	1	Sebastian Vettel		54:06.035	17
2	63	Jules Bianchi		+9.639	12
3	27	Nathan McKane		+27.677	10
4	62	Romain Grosjean		+49.340	8
5	5	Valtteri Bottas		+54.218	6
6	98	Salvatore Miccoli		+60.924	5
7	99	Kevin Magnussen		+62.976	4
8	21	Stoffel Vandoorne		+68.286	3
9	43	Sébastien Bourdais		+75.376	2
10	90	Daniel Ricciardo		+76.490	1
11	28	Marcel Agyemang-Badu		+80.564	0
12	66	Josef Newgarden		+95.907	0
13	6	Ma Qinghua		+98.276	0
14	67	Pierre Gasly		+99.706	0
15	31	Rhys Davies		+100.206	0
16	32	Daniel Melrose		+100.839	0
17	56	Bradley Dagnall		+101.899	0
18	2	Lewis Hamilton		+1 Lap	0
19	29	Pastor Maldonado		+1 Lap	0
20	22	Johnny Cecotto Jr.		+1 Lap	0
21	91	Max Verstappen		+1 Lap	0
22	12	Scott Dixon		+1 Lap	0
23	55	Artem Markelov		+1 Lap	0
24	30	André Lotterer		+1 Lap	0
25	11	Jérôme d'Ambrosio		+1 Lap	0
26	42	Davide Valsecchi		+1 Lap	0

Fastest Lap:

Sebastian Vettel – 1:42.585

Infinite Improbability Drive Of The Race:

Sébastien Bourdais – managed to achieve success with a power-heavy car on a street circuit.

Reject Of The Race:

Lewis Hamilton – spins, bad pitstops and slow pace are a bad combination.