Lewis Hamilton extended his world championship lead to 40 points with victory in the Singapore Grand Prix.
Starting from pole, the Brit held off the challenge of Red Bull's Max Verstappen, who finished second, while Sebastian Vettel was third as Ferrari again made hard work of strategy.
Despite the wonderful setting of lights around the harbour, the race itself was not a joy to behold.
Lewis Hamilton celebrates taking victory for Mercedes at the Singapore Grand Prix as he stands on his car in parc ferme
Hamilton's Mercedes was parked in front of a big screen that projected race highlights at Marina Bay
Hamilton kneels beside his car as he talks to David Coulthard in the post-race interview under the podium
But Hamilton again proved himself a convincing championship leader. After a wonderful qualifying lap on Saturday – a blitz seventh pole of the season – he got away cleanly at the start and made no mistake over 61 laps, during which he was mostly out in front.
Vettel, who started third, passed Verstappen well on the straight on lap one, but his team brought him in to be reshod at an unhelpful time and probably too soon. The stop left him stranded behind Sergio Perez’s Force India. So when Hamilton emerged from his stop the following lap he was in front of the German (and Perez).
That was pretty much that in terms of the top-two rivalry. The only major threat Hamilton faced came from Verstappen, who got close to Hamilton as the pair of them became ensnared among backmarkers halfway through the race.
Hamilton has now extended his lead in the world championship to 40 points from title rival Sebastian Vettel (above)
Fireworks lit up the Singapore sky to greet Hamilton's fourth win in the last five races to take him closer to a fifth world title
The Mercedes team greet the Brit in parc ferme to congratulate him on his dominant victory at the Singapore Grand Prix
Hamilton finished in front of Max Verstappen (left) and a glum looking Vettel as he salutes supporters on top of the podium
Hamilton was alert to the danger and planted his Mercedes straight in Verstappen’s path. Romain Grosjean was given a five-second penalty for ignoring the blue flags.
The victory was another important milestone for Hamilton. With six races, and 150 points, remaining, he has a tight grip on the title destiny. All the more so because the Marina Bay Circuit in the centre of Singapore was meant to favour the characteristics of the Ferrari over those of Mercedes.
Verstappen had to dice with Vettel as he emerged from his pit stop and he did so successfully in close combat. ‘Yes,’ he exclaimed.
Hamilton (left) leads the field at the start of the Formula One Grand Prix as he looked to increase his championship lead
Championship leader Hamilton of Mercedes started on pole at the Marina Bay Circuit on Sunday in Singapore
Drivers squeeze into the first corner at the start of the Singapore Formula One Grand Prix at the Marina Bay Circuit on Sunday
Ocon's car is removed from the circuit following the crash with his team-mate Sergio Perez at the beginning of the race
Two Force India cars collided at the start, putting Esteban Ocon into the wall and out of the Singapore Grand Prix on Sunday
Ocon walks away following the crash at the start of the Singapore Grand Prix, which led to the safety car being introduced
Perez was heavily involved in the evening’s proceedings. First, he and his team-mate Esteban Ocon collided on the third corner of the race. Ocon complained: ‘I got hit by Sergio badly, badly.’ It seemed that Ocon, in fact, was too rash in thinking he could overtake at that point and, although Perez might have allowed him more space had he spotted him, he was merely holding the racing line. ‘There’s no room and I didn’t even see him,’ said Perez. Neither driver was penalised for the accident, which brought out a safety car for four laps.
The Mexican, however, was punished when he turned into Sergey Sorotkin’s Williams, perhaps believing he had cut clear, at the end of a long duel. Perez was given a drive-through penalty for the indiscretion.
Round and round they went, until two hours after it began Hamilton finished where he started, first – ahead of Verstappen by 8.9sec with Vettel a further 28sec back.
The fireworks began.
Ferrari's Vettel, who started third on the grid, steers his car at the Marina Bay Circuit in Singapore on Sunday
Hamilton's position in first was never really threatened by his rivals as he claimed the Singapore Grand Prix on Sunday
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Main photo article Lewis Hamilton extended his world championship lead to 40 points with victory in the Singapore Grand Prix.
Starting from pole, the Brit held off the challenge of Red Bull’s Max Verstappen, who finished second, while Sebastian Vettel was third as Ferrari again made hard work of...
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