(Ansa) Nico Rosberg on Mercedes won the Singapore Grand Prix. The German preceded the Red Bull of Daniel Ricciardo and fellow rival Lewis Hamilton. Fourth for Ferrari of Kimi Raikkonen.
Fifth position in the Singapore Grand Prix for Sebastian Vettel's Ferrari which started from the back of the grid due to a suspension problem suffered in yesterday's qualifying. Sixth for Max Verstappen's Red Bull ahead of Fernando Alonso's MacLaren and Sergio Perez's Force India. Daniil Kvyat's Toro Rosso finished ninth ahead of Kevin Magnussen's Renault.
Thanks to the triumph in the Singapore Grand Prix, Rosberg on Mercedes returns to the lead of the drivers' world championship. The German flies to 273 points overtaking his team-rival Lewis Hamilton, third at the Marina Bay Circuit, and now second in the standings at 265 points.
Joy for Rosberg, now I'm not thinking about the World Championship – "It was a wonderful weekend, I had a great car, it was difficult at the end with Ricciardo making a comeback but it went well". Nico Rosberg smiles on the podium in Singapore after his third victory in a row and regaining the lead of the World Championship. ”I had problems with the brakes and with the traffic, the car was at the limit as often happens here in Singapore”. The World Championship?”I'm not thinking about it now – assures the German Mercedes driver to Rai microphones – but only about this victory”.
