Formula 1: Alonso Wins Singapore Grand Prix

The 2010 Formula 1 season has seen a change in the standings yet again with the conclusion of the race at Singapore. With numerous nudges, crashes, and safety car periods, Ferrari's Alonso went on to win the Singapore Grand Prix which took place under lights.

Alonso started on P1 and led till the end of the race, but had to fend off a tough challenge from Red Bull's Vettel, who was always in hot pursuit. But he didn't commit a single error all along and even had the perfect pit stop to complete a perfect race for his team. He won the race with less than half a second to spare ahead of Vettel. McLaren's Lewis Hamilton kept up all through in third place, but was involved in a light collision with Red Bull's Mark Weber towards the end of the race, which saw him crash out. This incident might prove to be the one that costs Hamilton the world championship this season. Webber came in third to make sure Red Bull took 2 of the 3 podium places at Singapore.

The race standings were as follows: Fernando Alonso (Ferrari) 25 pts, Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull-Renault) 18 pts, Mark Webber (Red Bull-Renault) 15 pts, Jenson Button (McLaren Mercedes) 12 pts, Nico Rosberg (Mercedes GP) 10 pts, Rubens Barrichello (Williams-Cosworth) 8 pts, Robert Kubica (Renault) 6 pts, Felipe Massa (Ferrari) 4 pts, Adrian Sutil (Force India-Mercedes) 2 pts, Nico Hulkenberg (Williams-Cosworth) 1 pt.

With this result, even though Mark Webber still leads the championship, Alonso has moved up to second place, just 11 points behind. And with him winning the last 2 races, Ferrari have come back very strong and things look extremely good for them. Red Bull though, will have other ideas, while it can be safely said that McLaren seem to be off the pace lately.

Driver Standings

Position	Driver	Team	Points
1	Mark Webber	Red Bull-Renault	202
2	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	191
3	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren-Mercedes	182
4	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull-Renault	181
5	Jenson Button	McLaren-Mercedes	177
6	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	128
7	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes Benz GP Ltd	122
8	Robert Kubica	Renault	114
9	Adrian Sutil	Force India-Mercedes	47
10	Michael Schumacher	Mercedes Benz GP Ltd	46
11	Rubens Barrichello	Williams-Cosworth	39
12	Kamui Kobayashi	BMW Sauber-Ferrari	21
13	Vitaly Petrov	Renault	19
14	Nico Hulkenberg	Williams-Cosworth	17
15	Vitantonio Luizzi	Force India-Mercedes	13
16	Sabastien Buemi	STR-Ferrari	7
17	Pedro de la Rosa	BMW Sauber-Ferrari	6
18	Jaime Alguersuari	STR-Ferrari	3

Constructor Standings

Position	Team	Points
1	Red Bull-Renault	383
2	McLaren-Mercedes	359
3	Ferrari	319
4	Mercedes Benz GP Ltd	168
5	Renault	133
6	Force India-Mercedes	60
7	Williams-Cosworth	56
8	BMW Sauber-Ferrari	27
9	STR-Ferrari	10
10	Lotus-Cosworth	0
11	HRT-Cosworth	0
12	Virgin-Cosworth	0

We now head to the Japanese Grand Prix, which will take place in a couple of weeks time. With only 4 races left in the current Formula 1 season, we still have 5 drivers who have a shot at the world championship. So it seems like things are going to go down to the wire. See you in Japan!