Singapore: Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel won the Singapore Grand Prix by a massive margin of 32.6 over Ferrari's Fernando Alonso, while Lotus's Kimi Raikkonen came thrid ahead of the Mercedes pair Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton here on Sunday.
With this win the German boosted his championship lead on Alonso from 53 points to 60 with six races remaining.
Vettel said after the race that it's just been a fantastic weekend for him. “The start was close, but then we had strong race pace, especially when the safety car came in, and we pushed very hard to try to build up a gap. You never know what’s coming up and what can happen. The last ten laps seemed to go on forever inside the car,” he said, adding that he kept his concentration by reminding himself how easily he could make a mistake around here.
“The walls are close and if you don’t pay enough attention it can go wrong pretty quickly. I focused on hitting the brakes correctly and on saving the tyres. We didn’t expect to be that strong, but it’s a team effort. Everyone is pushing hard and I think the secret, if there is one, is that we love what we do and we’re so passionate. The conditions aren’t great here with the heat, but the team always pushes hard and I think that’s what makes the difference. I’d like to say to everyone working for team that it’s a privilege for me to be driving the car you have built," he said
Meanwhile Mark Webber, who failed to finish the race said, “I think I did pretty much everything I could today. We had pace in the car when we needed, we managed the tyres and made a very good undercut on Nico, I was really happy with that lap. Then six laps from the end, the guys were getting worried about the car. So, yeah, it’s annoying but someone’s had a tougher day than me somewhere and that’s the way it goes. I was having to short shift, but then, unlike Monza, we started to lose a lot of power. We were just trying to get home at that point but then on the last lap we caught fire.”
