Alonso pits from 1st and manages to exit in 2nd, between Massa and Button.

Massa pits now and exits P3.

Alonso P1
Button P2
Massa P3

Vettel's 4th now after the pit stops.

Hulkenberg cuts the corner for the third time. Although he hasn't gained a place has he maybe not lost a place which he might otherwise have done had he remained on track?

Webber now sets the fastest lap.

He's really annoyed with Hulkenberg and has called for him (Hulkenberg) to be investigated, but it doesn't look like that's going to happen.

Webber finally passes Hulkenberg.

4 laps from the end and Trulli has to retire.

Vettel pits on the very last lap....and keeps 4th place when he exits.

Order:-

1. Alonso
2. Button
3. Massa
4. Vettel
5. Rosberg
6. Webber
7. Hulkenberg
8. Kubica
9. Schumacher
10. Barrichello
11. Buemi
12. Liuzzi
13. Petrov
14. De La Rosa - lapped
15. Alguersuari - lapped
16. Sutil - lapped
17. Glock - lapped
18. Kovalainen - lapped
19. Yamamoto - lapped
20. di Grassi - retired
21. Trulli - retired
22. Senna - retired
23. Hamilton - crash
24. Kobayashi - retired

(All times UK)

Singapore Grand Prix

Singapore, 24-26 September 2010

Fri 24 Sep: Practice 1 1100-1230; Practice 2 1430-1600

Sat 25 Sep: Practice 3 1200-1300; Qualifying 1500

Sun 26 Sep: Race 1300

 

Here we go - Q1

Petrov gets very close to the wall at one point.  At the next corner something seems to fly off, but it might just be a tear-off strip.

Half way through the session and something has happened to Massa and he's stopped in the middle of the track. The session has been stopped!

This means Massa will be starting from P24, effectively.

Q1 drop zone  current order:-

Klien
Senna
Massa
Barrichello
Hulkenberg
Kubica
Sutil

Hulkenberg improves and drops Di Grassi to the drop zone.

Sutil, Barrichello and Kubica improve Truli, Glock and Kovalainen are now in the firin line.

Senna has spun, but has managed to get going again. Yellow flags were waved though.

Final Q1 drop zone:-

18. Glock
19. Kovalainen
20. di Grassi
21. Trulli
22. Klien
23. Senna
24. Massa

Apparently there are damp patches on the track, as it was raining earlier.

Petrov spins in roughly the same place as Senna, but the rear hits the wall and breaks the suspension. However he manages to run the carr off the track.

Q2 drop zone currently:-

Buemi
Kobayashi
Sutil
Heidfield
Hulkenberg
Liuzzi
Schumacher

Hulkenberg improved to P10, but then Kubica went P9 so Hulkenbegr dropped to P11.
Schumacher then pushed him to P12 with Alguersuari in P11 and Kubica P10

Final Q2 drop zone:-

11. Alguersuari
12. Hulkenberg
13. Petrov
14. Kobayashi
15. Sutil
16. Sutil
17. Liuzzt

Q3 starts....and at least five cars trundle off right away.

Alonso
Hamilton
Webber

Final qualifying positions:-

1. Alonso
2. Vettel
3. Hamilton
4. Button
5. Webber
6. Barrichello
7. Rosberg
8. Kubica
9. Schumacher
10. Kobayashi
11. Alguersuari
12. Hulkenberg
13. Petrov
14. Buemi
15. Heidfeld
16. Sutil
17. Liuzzi
18. Glock
19. Kovalainen
20. di Grassi
21. Trulli
22. Klien
23. Senna
24. Massa

Hulkenberg will, however, start from P17 as he has had to change his gearbox.

All started OK. Vettel Got a good start, but Alonso almost shoved him into the wall and he had to back off.

Lap 3 and Massa pits.

A Force India car rolls to a halt and the yellow flags appear.

Lap 4 and the Safety Car is deployed....loads of cars pile into the pitts.

Safety Car in at the end of lap 5.

Trulli's got a puncture.

Webber in 11th after the pit stops.

Webber easily passes Glock for P10, a few laps later and cleverly passes Kobayashi for P9

Next in his sights is Schumacher....not quite such an easy target.

Liuzzi's out and Trulli's running last after that punc.

Webber makes a spectacular move and passes Schumacher and deals with a backmarker at the same time. Now for Barrichello.

After hid pit stop BEFORE the Safety Car Massa was running last. He's now 14th.

Vettel's been told to cool his breaks.

Top 4 still the same.

Alonso
Vettel
Hamilton
Button

With Rosberg now in 5th and Webber still 8th

Hulkemberg passes Glock who runs over the side kerb, looses traction and another FOUR places.

Kobayashi edging a bit closer to Schumacher, but is still a second behind,

The battle between Barrichello and Webber is hotting up!

Most of the cars ahead of Webber have not pitted yet.

Hamilton in 3rd is not far enough ahead of Webber to pit and still be ahead of Webber when he exits.

Hamilton NOT catching Vettel.

The current prediction is that the race will be stopped after two hours, not full distance.

Hamilton pits - out in P8....behind Webber!

Alonso and Vettel pit at the same time.

Button pits now and exits P8

Rosberg leads, but he pits noe

Someone in the wall!

Someone crashes into him!

Safety Car deployed again!

Kubica and Barrichello pit.

Don't know why, but Klien's car has just been wheeled into the garage and he's got out.

Kobayashi was the one in the wall and Senna crashed into him.

Top 3:-

Alonso
Vettel
Webber

Top 6:-

Alonso
Vettel
Webber
Hamilton
Button
Rosberg

Safety Car In
Webber passes one bachmarker....and so does Hamilton.

Hamilton almost passes Webber but appears to move in front of him before being fully aheag..tyres touch....Hamilton spins...HE'S OUT!!!!

Schumacher and Heidfeld collide.

That incident and Webber/Hamilton is being investigated.