Formula 1 Alonso Wins Singapore Grand Prix

Formula 1 Alonso Wins Singapore Grand Prix

The 2010 Formula 1 season has seen a change in the standings yet again with the conclusion of the race at Singapore. With numerous nudges, crashes, and safety car periods, Ferrari's Alonso went on to win the Singapore Grand Prix which took place under lights.

Alonso started on P1 and led till the end of the race, but had to fend off a tough challenge from Red Bull's Vettel, who was always in hot pursuit. But he didn't commit a single error all along and even had the perfect pit stop to complete a perfect race for his team. He won the race with less than half a second to spare ahead of Vettel. McLaren's Lewis Hamilton kept up all through in third place, but was involved in a light collision with Red Bull's Mark Weber towards the end of the race, which saw him crash out. This incident might prove to be the one that costs Hamilton the world championship this season. Webber came in third to make sure Red Bull took 2 of the 3 podium places at Singapore.

The race standings were as follows: Fernando Alonso (Ferrari) 25 pts, Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull-Renault) 18 pts, Mark Webber (Red Bull-Renault) 15 pts, Jenson Button (McLaren Mercedes) 12 pts, Nico Rosberg (Mercedes GP) 10 pts, Rubens Barrichello (Williams-Cosworth) 8 pts, Robert Kubica (Renault) 6 pts, Felipe Massa (Ferrari) 4 pts, Adrian Sutil (Force India-Mercedes) 2 pts, Nico Hulkenberg (Williams-Cosworth) 1 pt.

With this result, even though Mark Webber still leads the championship, Alonso has moved up to second place, just 11 points behind. And with him winning the last 2 races, Ferrari have come back very strong and things look extremely good for them. Red Bull though, will have other ideas, while it can be safely said that McLaren seem to be off the pace lately.

Driver Standings



Position Driver Team Points

1 Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 202

2 Fernando Alonso Ferrari 191

3 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 182

4 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull-Renault 181

5 Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 177

6 Felipe Massa Ferrari 128

7 Nico Rosberg Mercedes Benz GP Ltd 122

8 Robert Kubica Renault 114

9 Adrian Sutil Force India-Mercedes 47

10 Michael Schumacher Mercedes Benz GP Ltd 46

11 Rubens Barrichello Williams-Cosworth 39

12 Kamui Kobayashi BMW Sauber-Ferrari 21

13 Vitaly Petrov Renault 19

14 Nico Hulkenberg Williams-Cosworth 17

15 Vitantonio Luizzi Force India-Mercedes 13

16 Sabastien Buemi STR-Ferrari 7

17 Pedro de la Rosa BMW Sauber-Ferrari 6

18 Jaime Alguersuari STR-Ferrari 3
Constructor Standings



Position Team Points

1 Red Bull-Renault 383

2 McLaren-Mercedes 359

3 Ferrari 319

4 Mercedes Benz GP Ltd 168

5 Renault 133

6 Force India-Mercedes 60

7 Williams-Cosworth 56

8 BMW Sauber-Ferrari 27

9 STR-Ferrari 10

10 Lotus-Cosworth 0

11 HRT-Cosworth 0

12 Virgin-Cosworth 0
We now head to the Japanese Grand Prix, which will take place in a couple of weeks time. With only 4 races left in the current Formula 1 season, we still have 5 drivers who have a shot at the world championship. So it seems like things are going to go down to the wire. See you in Japan!