Red Bull Racing-Renault edges closer to title with victory in Singapore Grand Prix

Red Bull Racing-Renault’s Sebastian Vettel took a further step towards a second consecutive driver’s crown with a dominant win in Sunday’s Singapore Grand Prix. Vettel held the lead from lights to flag to secure his ninth victory of the year. Only Jenson Button, who finished second in this race, can now mathematically take the title from the Red Bull driver. Mark Webber finished the race in third position.

Lotus Renault GP had a challenging weekend, with the potential for a good race performance compromised by a disappointing qualifying. Bruno Senna finished in 15th position with Vitaly Petrov 17th. Team Lotus’ Heikki Kovalainen raced Petrov for the duration, claiming 16th at the flag fall. Jarno Trulli retired on lap 48 with gearbox issues.

Vettel now has a lead of 309 points to Button’s 185 while Webber is fourth, two points behind Alonso in the drivers’ championship. The win is the 139th for a Renault engine in Formula 1 and the 24th for the Red Bull-Renault partnership since 2007. It is also the 23rd podium finish of the year for a Renault-engined driver.