One of my favorite pastimes is watching Motorsport and so the Grand Prix season is something I never miss. The Grand Prix at Singapore is not usually one of the best despite the spectacular city around which the track winds, lit by thousands of projector lamps. The reason for the lamps? The race is run to European times so is actually run at night so the track is lit-up and in aerial shots it looks like a ribbon of light.
The race can be boring due to the street race circuit and its lack of overtaking places. Even Mr Hamilton could not overtake round here in years past. This year, however, we had DRS (Drag Reduction System) which gives the following car an advantage which allowed overtaking all through the field.
The jury is out on DRS but I like it, give me some overtaking any day.
So to the race. Mr Vetel was on pole with his team mate beside him and the Mclarens and Ferraris in rows behined. At the start Hamilton looked like he was going to get into second but got hung out in the wind and ended up back in the pack. Button was the winner getting a second place that he would not give up.
The main story of the race was Hamilton's fightback and his little moment with Massa which saw the McLaren loose part of its front wing and the Ferrari pick up a puncture. Hamilton got a drive through penalty and a rather prima-donna flounce from Massa at the interviews after the race.
The World Championship could have been won by Vettel this race but Buttons 2nd place saw it roll over to the next race where McLaren need to win to keep their hopes alive but seeing as Vettel is only 1 point away from winning it does seem like a foregone conclusion.
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