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The Singapore
Formula One Grand Prix is the Monaco GP of the Orient - a weekend known more for its glamour and time-slot than on-track action, with a temporary circuit that punishes every mistake, usually terminally.
Lewis Hamilton in the
Mercedes-AMG Petronas got the best of Free Practice 1, opening the curtain on a possible resurgence of Silver Arrows performance. By the time qualifying was done, though, it was his teammate
Nico Rosberg who lined up second on the grid, followed by Romain Grosjean with a beautiful performance in the
Lotus,
Mark Webber in the
Infiniti Red Bull, and Hamilton all the way back in fifth. Behind them were Felipe Massa outqualifying
Ferrari teammate
Fernando Alonso,
Jenson Button getting the
McLaren into eighth, Daniel Ricciardo with another good Q3 effort to get into ninth, and the shocker of Esteban Gutiérrez getting his Sauber into the top ten for the first time this year.
At the front of the pack was
Sebastian Vettel. Again. But he was only ahead of Rosberg by a single tenth of a second...
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