The Singapore Grand Prix is not only because of the flood light is a challenge, despite the circuit allows the classification as a city circuit passing maneuvers – but there is room for error is not there. And so it was a long list of failure and numerous collisions, which sometimes ended in the barriers. Among others, it caught Lewis Hamilton, who had, as in Monza two weeks ago to accept a zero number.

A replay of Monza was also Fernando Alonso – secured the Ferrari driver to win in front of Sebastian Vettel in the Red Bull, who had no chance to get past the Spaniard. Behind Mark Webber came to the podium, the competition using an early tire change tactics obsolete.
In fourth place came Jenson Button (McLaren-Mercedes) in front of Nico Rosberg (Mercedes), Rubens Barrichello (Williams), Robert Kubica (Renault), Adrian Sutil (Force India), Nico Hulkenberg (Williams) and Felipe Massa (Ferrari) .

There was no points for, among other Michael Schumacher and Sebastien Buemi on numbers 13 and 14 Losses suffered Heikki Kovalainen, Timo Glock, Nick Heidfeld, Lewis Hamilton, Christian Klien, Kamui Kobayashi, Bruno Senna, Jarno Trulli and Vitantonio Liuzzi.

At the start of the race, Alonso was able to defend his lead and keep Vettel behind them, which in turn also caught a good start. Heidfeld was unlucky returnees, which damaged the front wing and come in the first round to the pits had to.

The order after the first lap: Alonso before Vettel, Hamilton, Button, Webber, Rosberg, Kubica, Barrichello and Schumacher in tenth place. Buemi 12th before Hülkenberg and Sutil. Glock 17th before Klien. Massa second last ahead of Heidfeld. Massa was already into the pits to switch to the hard tires.

Vitantonio Liuzzi for the race in the second round was to limit contact with the track running ahead of schedule. To rescue the Force India, the race director had in the third round of the safety car to send the route. Webber risked a pit stop – behind the Australians were also as good as all the pilots to stop.

The order of the stops after the release of the race on lap 5 before Vettel Alonso, Hamilton, Button, Rosberg, Kubica, Barrichello, Schumacher, Kobayashi and Glock in tenth place. Eleventh Webber, 13 Hülkenberg before Sutil, Massa and Buemi. Klien 21st before Senna and Heidfeld.

The next phase was Timo Glock – the competition of Sutil, Hülkenberg and Massa successfully for many laps behind – is not on the box was. Only in the 15th Round Sutil managed to pass the German opponents. A lap later Hulkenberg was on Virgin pilot over.

The distances to 20 of 61 laps, Alonso 3.2 seconds in front of Vettel, 14.4 ahead of Hamilton, 20.9 ahead of Button, Rosberg, 24.2, 28.0 before Kubica, 36.4 before Barrichello, 43.4 before Schumacher, 44.6 against Kobayashi, 58.6 before Sutil, 59.4 before Hulkenberg, before Massa 60.3. Buemi to 63.6 15th, 17th Glock (74.8) ahead of Heidfeld (77.4). Klien 21st with a lap behind.

Vettel brought before the tire change on Alonso during later McLaren-Mercedes lost a lot of time because the lap times were breaking. In round 29 Hamilton came to the stop – it would be enough time for Webber, despite the loss of rounds before? The former Formula 1 world champion did not manage to get back before the Red Bull drivers on the route.

One lap later came both Alonso and Vettel and Button to stop. On lap 31 Rosberg stopped followed by team-mate Schumacher. Previously, Schumacher and Kobayashi were in conflict, when the Japanese launched a pass him and the German is laterally turned away into a tire barrier.

In the 32th Lap had the race director again the safety car line to send the route after Kobayashi had crashed into a guardrail. Bruno Senna could not avoid everything and crashed with his HRT stranded in the Sauber. Team-mate Christian Klien had his car under the technical problems off at the box.

The order behind the safety car: Alonso before Vettel, Webber, Hamilton, Button, Rosberg, Kubica, Barrichello, Sutil and Hulkenberg tenth to the court. Eleventh Massa, Heidfeld and Schumacher before Buemi 14th Glock 19th In the 36th Round was released the race.

After the restart, Hamilton dared to attack Webber. It collided with two cars – Hamilton had to give up a claim on the suspension – the second zero point within two weeks.

In the 37th Schumacher limped round with a damaged front wing around the circuit – the Mercedes driver was previously collided with Heidfeld, who slid into the guard rail and had to stop the Sauber.

The distances after 40 laps: Alonso 1.4 seconds in front of Vettel, Webber, 9.7 to, 11.7 to Button, Rosberg 14.4 to, 15.3 to Kubica, 18.3 to Barrichello, Sutil and 24.3 to 25.0 to Hulkenberg in ninth place ahead of Massa (26.0). Buemi 12th (31.7), Schumacher 15th 89.5 before Glock (1 lap).

Lying on the seventh Robert Kubica had in the 46th Lap into the pits. In the 52 Round Timo Glock had his problems with Virgin park in the pits. Kubica, meanwhile, turned sharply on his fresh tires, passed Buemi first, then team-mate Petrov, Massa, Sutil and Hülkenberg.

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