Monday, September 29, 2008

Grand Prix Formula 1 Singapore - Fernando Alonso wins the night race !!

Formula 1 Grand Prix Singapore 2008 fernando Alonso wins
It was really an electrifying night in the first ever Formula 1 night race Grand Prix. There was little drama atleast and small crashes here and there, but still the race went on very well. So who won the Grand Prix race in Singapore ??
Well it was Renault's Fernando Alonso who captured the Singapore Grand Prix after starting 15th on the grid while McLaren's Lewis Hamilton extended his championship lead.
It was Alonso's 20th time in his career, his first victory since last year's Italian Grand Prix. Williams' Nico Rosberg was second, his best Grand Prix finish, and Lewis Hamilton was third.
First in the race, Massa was leading but in the last it was Alonso who made it to the finish first. Alonso was way back on the grid after a fuel pump failed during qualifying.
"After qualifying, our hopes were gone already," Alonso said. "It was nearly over, but it shows that Formula One is unpredictable on Sunday."
Hamilton extended his championship lead to seven points because of a turn of events that cost title rival Felipe Massa of Ferrari any points.
Felipe Massa really had a bad day as his race was ruined when he pitted after the end of a safety car period at the start of the 20th lap.Massa pulled away from his stop prematurely, taking the fuel rig and hose with him up the pit lane. He knocked over one of his mechanics, who needed medical treatment, and almost collided with another car. By the time the crew sprinted the length of pit lane and got the rig out of the car, Massa had dropped from the lead to 18th and last. He then incurred a drive-through penalty for an "unsafe release from a pit stop." Massa finished in 13th place.
Frrari's trouble,followed with reigning world champion Kimi Raikkonen crashing out on the 58th of 61 laps. The Italian team's pointless finish and Hamilton's third place lifted McLaren to the top of the constructors' standings by one point.
Toyota's Timo Glock was fourth and Toro Rosso's Sebastian Vettel took fifth. In sixth was BMW's Nick Heidfeld, ahead of Red Bull's David Coulthard and Williams' Kazuki Nakajima.
Red Bull's Mark Webber was running in second place, a second behind Alonso, when gear trouble forced him to quit in the middle of the race.
The safety car was deployed again on the 52nd lap after Force India's Adrian Sutil hit a barrier and blocked turn 18. That stacked the field together, negating the 23.5-second lead Alonso built. The Spaniard, however, immediately sprinted away from the field upon resumption of racing and won by 2.9 seconds.
So all together it was a really a thrilling race and in any point no one could really tell as to who was winning the race !!


1 F Alonso Renault 1:57:16.304
2 N Rosberg Williams Toyota +2.957
3 L Hamilton McLaren Mercedes +5.917
4 T Glock Toyota +8.155
5 S Vettel STR Ferrari +10.268
6 N Heidfeld BMW +11.101
7 D Coulthard Red Bull Renault +16.387
8 K Nakajima Williams Toyota +18.489
9 J Button Honda +19.885
10 H Kovalainen McLaren Mercedes +26.902
11 R Kubica BMW +27.975
12 S Bourdais STR Ferrari +29.432
13 F Massa Ferrari +35.170
14 G Fisichella Force India +43.571
15 K Raikkonen Ferrari +4
16 J Trulli Toyota Not Classified
17 A Sutil Force India Not Classified
18 M Webber Red Bull Renault Not Classified
19 R Barrichello Honda Not Classified
20 N Piquet Renault Not Classified

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