2010 Singapore Grand Prix articles archive

During the race it looked as though McLaren missed an opportunity to get Lewis Hamilton in front of Mark Webber. But taking a look at the data it’s clear they never had the chance. Once again we saw several drivers able to go virtually the entire race distance without pitting for tyres. Such as Felipe … Continue reading Why McLaren couldn’t keep Webber behind Hamilton (Singapore GP analysis)

You need to upgrade your Flash Player View interactive chart full screen Tick/untick drivers’ names to show their laps, click and drag to zoom Rank Driver Car Fastest lap Deficit to fastest lap 1 Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1’47.976 2 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull-Renault 1’48.141 0.165 3 Robert Kubica Renault 1’49.255 1.279 4 Michael Schumacher Mercedes … Continue reading Singapore Grand Prix fastest laps

Felipe Massa has been promoted to eighth in the final classification for the Singapore Grand Prix having finished tenth on the road. He has moved up two places after Nico Hulkenberg and Adrian Sutil were both given 20-second time penalties for going off the track and gaining an advantage. Hulkenberg’s penalty means Sutil is now … Continue reading Hulkenberg penalty puts Massa eighth

Adrian Sutil has been given a 20-second penalty by the stewards of the Singapore Grand Prix for going off the track and gaining an advantage during the race. Although the stewards said Sutil cut turn seven on the first lap of the race, the penalty wasn’t given until after the race had finished. The penalty … Continue reading Hulkenberg eighth after Sutil penalty

Pos Num Driver Car Laps Gap Difference Grid 1 8 Fernando Alonso Ferrari 61 1 2 5 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull-Renault 61 0.293 0.293 2 3 6 Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 61 29.141 28.848 5 4 1 Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 61 30.384 1.243 4 5 4 Nico Rosberg Mercedes 61 49.394 19.010 7 6 9 … Continue reading Singapore Grand Prix result

Can Fernando Alonso convert his second pole position in a row into his second win in a row? Lewis Hamilton romped to victory from pole position last year and he could be the biggest threat to the Ferrari driver at the start – even though he lines up behind Sebastian Vettel.

Felipe Massa will change his engine after qualifying last on the grid for the Singapore Grand Prix. Massa’s gearbox seized during his out-lap in Q1, meaning he failed to set a time: I had a problem with the gearbox which seized unexpectedly, without giving any warning and so I had to stop out on the … Continue reading Massa changes engine after qualifying last

Fernando Alonso said he’d got everything he could out of his car after taking pole position for the Singapore Grand Prix: Obviously it was not easy qualifying. We had very little running in dry conditions in practice and it seems to remain damp in some parts of the circuit. So we arrived in qualifying not … Continue reading Alonso: “We got 100% out of the car”

Row 1 1. Fernando Alonso 1’45.390Ferrari 2. Sebastian Vettel 1’45.457Red Bull-Renault Row 2 3. Lewis Hamilton 1’45.571McLaren-Mercedes 4. Jenson Button 1’45.944McLaren-Mercedes Row 3 5. Mark Webber 1’45.977Red Bull-Renault 6. Rubens Barrichello 1’46.236Williams-Cosworth Row 4 7. Nico Rosberg 1’46.443Mercedes 8. Robert Kubica 1’46.593Renault Row 5 9. Michael Schumacher 1’46.702Mercedes 10. Kamui Kobayashi 1’47.884Sauber-Ferrari Row 6 11. … Continue reading 2010 Singapore Grand Prix grid

Sebastian Vettel was on top once again in the third practice session at Singapore. He was six-tenths of a second quicker than Fernando Alonso with Lewis Hamilton three tenths further behind. The other Ferrari of Felipe Massa was fourth ahead of Nico Rosberg, Mark Webber and Nico Hulkenberg.

The key question after second practice is how close would Fernando Alonso have been to the two Red Bulls if he hadn’t gone off during his first lap on super-soft tyres? Combining their best sector times from the session shows there would have been very little in it.

Singapore Grand Prix practicein pictures Lewis Hamilton says the changes made to the kerbs at the Singapore Sling chicane have made the corner worse than before: I think the changes made to the track have made it worse – and the chicane is now very tricky. You approach it at 170mph – and if something … Continue reading Hamilton slams Singapore chicane

Only Sebastian Vettel’s team mate could get within one second of him in second practice for the Singapore Grand Prix. Fernando Alonso looked able to give Vettel a run for his money and went fastest of all through the first sector. But his session came to an early end a few corners later when he … Continue reading Vettel dominates second practice

Mark Webber may have set the fastest lap in first practice in Singapore but team mate Sebastian Vettel set the three fastest sectors during the session. The wet track gave few clues as to who is quicker this weekend but the Red Bull duo’s appearance at the top of the time sheets came as no … Continue reading Vettel on Webber’s pace (FP1 analysis)

Sebastian Vettel has indulged his fondness for swapping helmet designs again. For Singapore he’s brought a sparkling, reflective design which looks particularly impressive under the lights at the night race: 2010 Singapore Grand Prix Browse all 2010 Singapore Grand Prix articles Images © Red Bull/Getty images

Championship leader Mark Webber was fastest in first practice at Singapore. The session started on a wet track and the championship contenders avoided the first hour of running as the track dried out, waiting until the later stages to set their first flying laps.