Alonso up to second behind Webber – points in full
Drivers’ championship
| Position | Driver | Points |
| 1 | Mark Webber | 202 |
| 2 | Fernando Alonso | 191 |
| 3 | Lewis Hamilton | 182 |
| 4 | Sebastian Vettel | 181 |
| 5 | Jenson Button | 177 |
| 6 | Felipe Massa | 128 |
| 7 | Nico Rosberg | 122 |
| 8 | Robert Kubica | 114 |
| 9 | Adrian Sutil | 47 |
| 10 | Michael Schumacher | 46 |
| 11 | Rubens Barrichello | 39 |
| 12 | Kamui Kobayashi | 21 |
| 13 | Vitaly Petrov | 19 |
| 14 | Nico Hülkenberg | 17 |
| 15 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | 13 |
| 16 | Sebastien Buemi | 7 |
| 17 | Pedro de la Rosa | 6 |
| 18 | Jaime Alguersuari | 3 |
| 19 | Heikki Kovalainen | 0 |
| 20 | Karun Chandhok | 0 |
| 21 | Lucas di Grassi | 0 |
| 22 | Jarno Trulli | 0 |
| 23 | Bruno Senna | 0 |
| 24 | Timo Glock | 0 |
| 25 | Sakon Yamamoto | 0 |
| 26 | Nick Heidfeld | 0 |
| 27 | Christian Klien | 0 |
Constructors’ championship
| Position | Team | Points |
| 1 | Red Bull | 383 |
| 2 | McLaren | 359 |
| 3 | Ferrari | 319 |
| 4 | Mercedes | 168 |
| 5 | Renault | 133 |
| 6 | Force India | 60 |
| 7 | Williams | 56 |
| 8 | Sauber | 27 |
| 9 | Toro Rosso | 10 |
| 10 | Lotus | 0 |
| 11 | HRT | 0 |
| 12 | Virgin | 0 |
2010 Singapore Grand Prix
- Technical review: Singapore Grand Prix
- Webber: Ferrari have momentum (Video)
- Final tracks suit McLaren better – Button
- No change in my approach – Hamilton
- Williams expect to keep up with Renault
- 2010 Singapore Grand Prix – the complete F1 Fanatic race weekend review
- Who was the best driver of the Singapore Grand Prix weekend? (Poll)
- Fourth win of 2010 is Alonso’s best yet (Ferrari race review)
- Poor pace and another Hamilton DNF hits title hopes (McLaren race review)
- Webber has champion’s luck but lacks Vettel’s pace (Red Bull race review)
Ed said on 26th September 2010, 15:10
I think it will be very tough for McLaren now, they haven’t quite got the speed of Red Bull and Ferrari.
Also, a pity for Massa to lose the small break he had over Rosberg and Kubica he gained in Monza.
enka said on 26th September 2010, 15:14
Agree, McLaren hasn’t quite development enough to compete to the end. It is Ferrari and RBR from now on.
damonsmedley (@damonsmedley) said on 26th September 2010, 16:10
But look at how close the McLarens are to each other!
Steve said on 26th September 2010, 16:34
Button was saying in the interview after the race that they had upgrades that they didnt put on for this race due to reliability questions.
He seemed pretty confident that those updates would put them ahead when they use them in the next race…
Tango said on 26th September 2010, 15:11
Well, what a great race. Miffed for Hamilton, but what a great great race by ALO, KUB and VET. And hell, why did BUT just never even trie to attack?
Ady said on 26th September 2010, 15:26
I think Webber was running at Button’s lap time because of older tires. Had they been fresh he would have been faster. So Button couldn’t close the gap because the McLaren was simply not fast enough.
Steve said on 26th September 2010, 16:35
And Button did not need to risk overtaking webber.
gwenouille said on 26th September 2010, 19:08
Why not ?
And besides, Button had a much better getaway than Hamilton and still he let him by at the first turn. Why ????????
As much as I like him, one has to admit that he is much too “soft”.
Calum said on 26th September 2010, 15:13
It’s not over for Lewis, he is less than a win away. I’s so unpredictable and he is the second best driver in contention.
BasCB said on 26th September 2010, 15:33
Exactly, he is still close. Look at where Alonso came from 2 races ago.
That said, it does look like McLaren is a bit behind with development now and are not really catching the RBR and Ferrari.
Button is still 24 points behind. It is starting to get pretty tough for his as well.
Matt said on 26th September 2010, 15:14
Enjoyed that, worth staying up till 12:15am for :)
Sammy said on 26th September 2010, 15:16
Lewis’s pass looked like the famed Silverstone swindle in ’06. Shame Webber didnt yield a bit, like Adrian did to Kubica.
Lost a bit of respect for the Aussie for that one.
Anagh said on 26th September 2010, 15:20
He did the exact same thing back in melbourne. n then to vettel as well when they both crashed in the end.
Steph (@) said on 26th September 2010, 16:31
“then to vettel as well when they both crashed in the end.”
Why should he give up? They’re racing drivers. If he’s going to let people pass he should go home.
Steve said on 26th September 2010, 16:39
100% agreed. Its the attacking drivers responsibility to get past cleanly. The defending driver had to stick to his path, which is exactly what Webber did. The only alternative for Webber was to either brake early (HAM had the same option, but like Webber, he did not take it) or skip the track and receive a penalty. So obviously Webber stuck to his line, as is his right.
Ninja said on 26th September 2010, 20:45
Agree! Sammy is a huge fan of Hamilton that’s he cried big time. It’s pretty normal to do the thing, stick to his path and fight for the championship. He’s not Yamamoto or Chandruk that will give way to Hamilton.
Gill said on 26th September 2010, 15:22
Lewis should have done wat Kubica did to Sutil. HE should have taken more ground and the move was done.
Sammy said on 26th September 2010, 15:27
Sutil gave in so much right before the corner…..Its why Kubica was able to take the apex.
Ninja said on 26th September 2010, 20:54
Webber is doing the right thing dude, Brittney’s on the wall, lol. GO Aussie! Win the championship!!
Anagh said on 26th September 2010, 15:27
i dont think lewis realised mark webber wud continue driving into him.
RaulZ said on 26th September 2010, 17:29
Yes, Webber is really hard to overtake. He didn’t surrender any cm. ask Vettel!
DaveW said on 26th September 2010, 15:35
Nah. Webber would have just him him harder, a la Australia.
zecks said on 26th September 2010, 15:49
just like senna prost and schumy before – that punt might well have just won webber the championship
rampante (@rampante) said on 26th September 2010, 15:18
The matador is in the arena on a stalion if I were a bull I’d be very scared.
BasCB said on 26th September 2010, 15:35
Looks like Alonso is up for a nice Bull fight there Rampante. Still Webbers lead hs not been this big before, if he gets on the podium all the races it is still his to lose.
DaveW said on 26th September 2010, 15:34
It’s not over for Hamilton. But it’s now Alonso’s title to lose. The Ferrari is now likely as good as the RBR, at least in Alonso’s hands, and Webber just cannot go toe to toe with Alonso.
Mike said on 26th September 2010, 15:36
Kubica was epic at the end wasn’t he? I know he had new tyres but a lesser driver wouldn’t have got close to doing what he did… Pass after pass on a course not known for its ease to pass.
I feel absolutely gutted for Hamilton, you could see it in his body language… I’m surprise he didn’t do a Hakkinen. I think his championship hopes just took a very large dent.
MacaNut said on 26th September 2010, 17:47
There are no bushes at Singapore to hide behind and cry, Hamilton had to hold it until he got back to his room and closed the door.
US_Peter (@us_peter) said on 26th September 2010, 21:51
Not to mention that the drivers Kubica was flying past are none too shabby either.
Calum said on 26th September 2010, 15:41
Remember the much talked about Singapore McLaren update was NOT used and it should appear at Suzuka, and this was a high downforce track where McLaren were always going to be weakest of the 3 so perhaps next time, a med downforce track, McLaren can compete :D
zecks said on 26th September 2010, 15:52
fingers crossed or it will be curtains for ham and but in two weeks time
xtophe said on 26th September 2010, 21:05
The Suzuka S-es and the following turns 6-7-8-9 look like they were made for the RB6. The part before and after ‘spoon’ might be good for the Macca’s.
Anyhow, the season is really building up to a climax!
rfs said on 26th September 2010, 15:44
Alonso is looking absolutely brilliant. 3 wins, 1 2nd place and a DNF from the last 5 races, as opposed to Lewis with 1 win and 3 DNFs in the last 4 races. Can Alonso keep this momentum going?
Steph (@) said on 26th September 2010, 16:32
The pattern this season seems to be a driver has a good few races then has a messy few races so who knows what will happen :P
bosyber said on 26th September 2010, 17:24
That does seem to be the pattern, indeed. Let’s just take it one race at the time and hope for more exciting races with various winners who had to fight for it.
James said on 26th September 2010, 15:48
Is there any doubt that Alonso is much better than Massa, and the cars get developed in his hands?.
I still think he is the best pilot, and the fastest driver in the championship.
Dennoow said on 26th September 2010, 17:26
Well he’s proven that today didn’t he? Absolutely amazing race by Fernando Alonso! 2 hours of perfect driving, absolutely flawless! If he keeps this form going, there’s no one who can compete with him. Hamilton has the speed but he’s a little too reckless at times, Webber and Vettel have the car but not that sheer pace Alonso has. It’s going to be an interesting finish of the season!
Michael said on 26th September 2010, 15:53
What a race! It shows one thing – its the driver and the car that make good races, don’t blame the circuit. There’s no incident over the notorious turn 10, nor the damp turn 5, nor the bumps . . . its all about the driver and the car.
xabregas said on 26th September 2010, 15:56
Still a long way to go, all 5 drivers have hopes to take the championship.
Still the Red bull is the best car out their, but ferrari is all over them and the next races should suit better the mclaren.
The only thing that can take away the championship from red bull is that they have, as mclaren, both drivers fighting so they can take away crutial points to each other and alonso be the one who really benefits from that.
Juan said on 26th September 2010, 16:00
Fantastic finish by Alonso!!! very intense championship run now the last couple of races but great win for Ferrari
roberttty said on 26th September 2010, 16:09
Alonso has the impetus to challenge till the very end.
Red bull has a fight on their hands