Race Report
Singapore GP
Lewis Hamilton shot off the line like a bullet from a gun and continued to produce a flawless performance to win today's Singapore Grand Prix.The race was interrupted by a safety car period following an early clash between Adrian Sutil who spun and then collected a passing Nick Heidfeld, but although this allowed Vettel to close and pressurise Hamilton he was never seriously threatened. Timo Glock emerged in second place taking advantage of a drive through penalty awarded to Vettel for speeding in the pitlane. The penalty also allowed Fernando Alonso to slip past Vettel to claim the final podium place. Jenson Button and Rubens Barrichello finished fifth and sixth with Button leapfrogging his team mate late in the race after Mark Webber suffered what looked like brake failure and spun rearward in to the tyre barrier causing a number of drivers including Barrichello to dive into the pits in case the Safety car was deployed. In the end it was not necessary and the move cost Barrichello position over Button. Heikki Kovalainen and Robert Kubica mopped up the remaining championship points in seventh and eighth. Kazuki Nakajima and Kimi Raikkonen rounded out the top ten. The race leaves Barrichello fifteen points adrift of Button in the title race as the season enters its closing stages.
