Here are some pictures of Formula 1 fans, cheering for their favorite drivers in Singapore.
It's hard to say whether he's here for Massa or Barrichello
Watch out, there's a killer in Singapore ;)
"We're here for Alonso!"
Brazillian Samba Dance just before Free Practice III
Just after the race..
...and we are all part of Formula 1 history
Felipe Massa committed a dangerous act at Singaporean Grand Prix, dragging a fuel hose attached to his car through the pit lane. He was leading the race before the incident, and lost his place completely – dropping down to 18th place – after it. How can such embarrassing incident happen to a team like Ferrari?
It was not Massa’s fault, since through recorder replay clearly showed the green light was on and Massa was given the signal to go. A pit crew was dragged on this incident, but no one gets hurt. Several pit crews rushed to the end of the pit lane to remove the fuel hose from Massa’s car.
Until now, Ferrari has not given any statements yet regarding this incident. They have not announced who gave the green light, but Massa stated that although he is disappointed it will not be hard for him to forgive the pit crew who gave him the green light.
Not getting any points at the Singaporean Grand Prix did not shut Massa off his chances of winning the world championship title, but he is now seven points behind Hamilton. With only three races to go, Ferrari need to support Massa and give their best for sure.
Fernando Alonso called his victory at the Singaporean Grand Prix as a spectacular luck. Whatever he thought about the victory, he was performing fantastically throughout the grand prix and deserved the win completely.
“Fantastic!” said Alonso. The win will always be remembered as he is the first Formula 1 driver to win a night race. He started the race from 15th place; it was a fantastic victory indeed. This is also Alonso’s first victory this season, and also Renault’s, after his last victory at the 2007 Italian Grand Prix.
Safety car was the key to Alonso’s victory, allowing him to improve his position greatly with a concise pit stops strategy. He also performed well during the free practice sessions, and it is not surprising to see him performed even better during the race.
“I was not lucky during the qualifying session. We started the race from behind and the first safety car helped me a lot in improving my position. We were thinking about one stop strategy, but we have been having problems with our breaking system and we need to figure out another way,”
Everything worked out great for Alonso at the Singaporean Grand Prix, and he clearly deserves the win.
Congratulations Alonso!
It was an action-packed race, the Singaporean Grand Prix, with Alonso winning the race, Hamilton maintaining his lead in the world championship standings, and Ferrari having a horrible night. As reported earlier, it was Alonso who won the Singaporean Grand Prix. However, several incidents happened during the race changing the course of this grand prix several times.
Starting from pole position, Massa did a perfect start and managed to maintain his lead. Hamilton did great as well, keeping his second position from Kimi’s intense attack. The two of them were involved in an intense battle at the Belgian Grand Prix, and it seemed to continue down to this race. After the first corner, Alonso is in twelfth position already. On the fourth lap, Nico Rosberg committed a spectacular overtaking act, taking Jarno Trulli’s position.
Lap 10, and Massa began to pull away from Hamilton while Raikkonen booked a fastest lap time so far and was closing down on Hamilton real fast. The pressure was on for Hamilton indeed, forcing him to focus more on the road ahead of him and push his McLaren even further. Alonso pitted on lap 12; he was the first driver to pit in. His teammate, Nelson Piquet, hit the side barrier after losing control of his car just three lap after Alonso’s pit stop.
Massa went in for pit on lap 17, but he experienced a truly unfortunate mishaps. The light turned green, indicating it was OK for him to get back to race, but the pit team haven’t remove used fuel hose from Massa’s car. It was a truly horrible incident for both Massa and the Ferrari; Massa dragged the fuel hose with him along the pit lane before stopping at the end of it, waiting for the fuel hose to be removed. The incident cost him a lot of time for sure. Kimi Raikkonen was right behind him, pitting after Massa. The pit team rushed to the end of Marina Bay’s pit lane to remove the fuel hose from Massa’s car. Raikkonen went out filling the 16th place, while Massa had to go down to 18th due to the unfortunate incident. This was the beginning of Ferrari’s series of unfortunate events, with two of their drivers losing both their first and third positions.
Safety car went back in to the pit lane, leaving Nico Rosberg leading the race. Rosberg could not keep his lead for too long though, since he was given a 10-seconds drive through penalty. Along with Kubica, he went in for fuel before race director allowed pit stops during the safety car period. Trulli took the lead, followed by Alonso, Rosberg, Coulthard, and Hamilton. Entering lap 34, Alonso became race leader as Trulli went in for a pit stop. Hamilton was a second slower than Alonso on each lap; his performance was not good.
On lap 41, Alonso went in for another pit stop, followed by Coulthard and Hamilton just one lap after. Coulthard almost experienced the same incident happened to Massa, but he stopped his car immediately and allowed hid pit team to remove the fuel hose.
Another safety car period, this time it was because Adrian Sutil spun and hit the side barrier. Just moments before, Massa hit the same spot after losing control of his car, yet he managed to recover and continue racing. The safety car allowed Hamilton to shortened his gap with Alonso and Rosberg.
It was truly a bad night for Ferrari. Three laps to go, and Kimi Raikkonen hit the curb, damaging his front right suspension. The incident forced him to retire as well. The crowd began to cheer for Alonso, and Hamilton had to be satisfied with his third place.
There is no better feeling than this. F1Zoomwas stunned by the electrifying ambience of Singaporean Grand Prix, and feel truly honored to be able to witness both the first night race in the history of Formula 1 and a spectacular, action-packed, race like tonight. Marina Bay was filled with excitements, and Singaporean Grand Prix was proven to be a spectacular grand prix after all.
Singaporean Grand Prix Results:
1. Alonso Renault (B) 1h57:16.304
2. Rosberg Williams-Toyota (B) + 2.957
3. Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes (B) + 5.917
4. Glock Toyota (B) + 8.155
5. Vettel Toro Rosso-Ferrari (B) + 10.268
6. Heidfeld BMW Sauber (B) + 11.101
7. Coulthard Red Bull-Renault (B) + 16.387
8. Nakajima Williams-Toyota (B) + 18.489
9. Button Honda (B) + 19.885
10. Kovalainen McLaren-Mercedes (B) + 26.902
11. Kubica BMW Sauber (B) + 27.975
12. Bourdais Toro Rosso-Ferrari (B) + 29.432
13. Massa Ferrari (B) + 35.170
14. Fisichella Force India-Ferrari (B) + 43.571
15. Raikkonen Ferrari (B) + 4 laps
Not classified/retirements:
Adrian Sutil
Nelson Piquet
Jarno Trulli
Mark Webber
Rubens Barrichello
F1Zoom cannot find the right word to describe all the excitements going on here at Marina Bay, as the first night race in the history of Formula 1 happened. It was Fernando Alonso who won the Singaporean Grand Prix, starting from 15th place, making him the first driver to win an after sundown race. Lewis Hamilton is third, but Massa is having a lot of problems tonight causing him to finish 13th.
It was two hours of drama here in Singapore, and a lot of things happened during the race. Safety car was out twice, and Massa was nearly racing with his fuel hose still attached. Kimi Raikkonen lost control of his car slightly, just slightly, and hit the barrier.
This is clearly a great win for Alonso, being his first podium of this season and the first driver to win Singaporean Grand Prix, and it is clear that the Free Practice II and III results are accurate indeed. Alonso is the king of tonight’s race, and he clearly deserved his win.
Hamilton is still leading the competition, with seven points lead ahead Massa. It was very interesting, watching this grand prix live from Singapore and reporting it for you. Detailed race summary and more Singaporean Grand Prix reports, next!