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Hamilton wins Singapore GP, Ricciardo 3rd

Hamilton could take home the F1 Championship if results go his way in Abu Dhabi (AFP PHOTO / BEN STANSALL)
Roar Guru
21st September, 2014
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Daniel Ricciardo has added another podium finish to his stunning Formula One season, but British driver Lewis Hamilton won the Singapore Grand Prix to take the lead in the drivers championship from his Mercedes teammate Nico Rosberg who failed to finish with electrical failure.

Ricciardo finished third behind winner Hamilton and his Red Bull teammate Sebastian Vettel, who took second place on Sunday.

It is the young Australian’s seventh podium finish of the season, which includes wins in Canada, Hungary and Belgium.

Hamilton, the 29-year-old Briton, led from pole position and dominated the 61-laps race before a lengthy Safety Car interruption reduced his lead and forced him to attack again in the closing stages when he passed Sebastian Vettel to win.

Rosberg turned up for the Marina Bay street circuit night race 22 points clear of Hamilton.

But the German endured a wretched evening, his car failing to set off for the warm-up lap from second on the grid.

He eventually started from the pitlane, but retired on lap 14.

After swallowing his disappointment Rosberg watched the finale of an incident packed race from the Mercedes pit wall with Hamilton winning to take a three point advantage to the Japanese Grand Prix on October 5.

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It was the 29th win of Hamilton’s career, his seventh this year and his second in Singapore, ending four-time champion Vettel’s run of three straight wins on the south-east Asian street circuit.

Hamilton moves up to 241 points with five races remaining in one of the most tense and closely-fought championships of recent years.

Hamilton came home triumphant, 13.534 seconds ahead of Vettel who narrowly edged out Ricciardo – who in turn was ahead of a revived two-time champion former Fernando Alonso of Ferrari and Felipe Massa of Williams.

Job-hunting Frenchman Jean-Eric Vergne, due to be replaced by 16-year-old Dutchman Max Verstappen next year, finished sixth for Toro Rosso ahead of Sergio Perez of Force India, Kimi Raikkonen in the second Ferrari, Nico Hulkenberg of Force India and Kevin Magnussen of McLaren.

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