The starting line up to the raceThe inaugural Singtel Singapore Grand Prix has just ended with a surprise winner: Fernando Alonso of Renault. He was not expected to win since his starting grid position was 15, way behind that of Ferrari's Felipe Massa, who's gotten a pole position, and Kimi Raikkonen as well as McLaren-Mercendes's Lewis Hamilton.
The race was literally full of drama. Just a few laps into the race, Renault's Nelsinho Piquet crashed spectacularly into the barrier wall and had to retire from the race. This led the safety car to come out for safety control and this turned the tide in the race greatly.
Piquet's Crash Into Barrier WallDue to the safety car race round, Felipe Massa pitted after the round's end and it proved disastrous. Felipe Massa's car was getting refuelled and he was given the green light to go when he drove off with the fuel pipe still attached to his car. One of his mechanics was seen falling to the ground as well. As a result, Massa was given a drive-through penalty for unsafe release from a pit stop. This greatly reduced his chances of winning tonight's race as he fell to last position despite grabbing the pole position from his title rival, Lewis Hamilton.
Felipe Massa's refuelling disaster
Then another car crashed into the barrier near the floating platform but I'm not too sure who is it though. Probably it's Sutil from Force India.
This is probably Sutil's car
Safety Car to the RescueBut the next car to crash was so totally unexpected that it made me felt very sad. Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen had crashed onto the barrier wall and he managed to steer his car away before the safety car came out. So that's it for Ferrari tonight. No points at all. He had such high hopes of breaking into the top 3 positions just moments before he crashed. Oh boy. Guess life does not go your way everytime.
Kimi's CrashAfter all these incidents, the one car that stood out from the crowd was Renault, driven by Fernando Alonso. Through it all, he remained calm and he maintained his racing pace so that Williams' Nico Rosberg had no chance of cutting him through to the finish line and had to settle for second position. Still, it is a career high for Rosberg and it's definitely worth celebrating too.
Alonso's the Winner of F1 Singapore Grand Prix
Tonight's race truly belonged to Alonso. There's no mistake about it. He came up from position 15 to take the winner's spot and that's no mean feat. Plus he also proved that he still has the mettle on what it takes to win a Grand Prix. Former teammate Lewis Hamilton poised no threat to him at all and was forced to take third position, behind Nico Rosberg.
The F1 Singapore Grand Prix Results
At the podium, Alonso was handed the winner's trophy by Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong. Alonso took a little bit of time to inspect this new trophy and it was cute to see him do that.
Alonso taking his well-deserved rest
Podium Finish
PM Lee Presented the 1st Place Trophy to Alonso of Renault 
A Jubilant Alonso
2nd Place Trophy for Nico Rosberg
3rd Place Trophy for Lewis Hamilton
See how Alonso inspected his trophy with PM Lee looking on. Hee!
Drivers' Championship RankingsUnless a miracle happens, Lewis Hamilton looks likely to win this championship with ease provided he maintains or improves his current form. Furthermore, he's hungry for a championship win and I'm sure he will go all out to win the remaining 3 races.
For now, the curtains has settled on Singapore's inaugural Grand Prix with a big bang. However, we will be back with a roar come next year. The world has seen Singapore's glory and its beauty at night. There shall be more to offer once the integrated resorts are completed by next year.
Now, let's celebrate our Formula 1 success!!!
Let's Celebrate!
Press Conference for Singapore Grand Prix WinnersCheers! ^_^
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