THE MOTORSPORT LAP
Thrills and spills at racetracks
First corner crashes and championship deciders in action packed motorsport weekend
Ferrari was in the pound seats following this past Saturday’s Singapore Grand Prix qualifying session where both its drivers Kimi Raikkonen and Sebastien Vettel qualified in second and third on the grid respectively. Alas, the teammates were involved in a collision, along with Red Bull Racing driver Max Verstappen, before the first corner. This saw both Verstappen and Raikkonen out of the race, while Vettel lost the back end of his car due to a damaged radiator that ploughed his car nose into the concrete armco, damaging the car’s front wing. This opened up the door for Hamilton, who had started fifth on the grid, to lead the race to the finish. Then there was some rain, but Hamilton raced ahead to victory. He was followed by Red Bull Racing’s Daniel Ricciardo in second and Mercedes teammate Valtteri Bottas. Hamilton now leads the championship by 28 points with 263 points, ahead of Vettel with 235 in second and Bottas on 212 in third. While still on F1, Renault announced that it wil...
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