Lewis Hamilton (Vodafone McLaren Mercedes) used a soft - soft - super soft
Bridgestone tyre strategy to slingshot away from his rivals in a
scintillating and gruelling Singapore Grand Prix.
Hamilton won Formula One's only night race from pole by just under ten
seconds from Panasonic Toyota Racing driver Timo Glock with Renault F1 Team
driver Fernando Alonso finishing third. Most drivers used the same tyre
strategy as Hamilton.
Hiroshi Yasukawa - Director of Bridgestone Motorsport, says
"What a fantastic Grand Prix! We appreciate the great organisation required
to put on such a race in this wonderful venue. Congratulations to Lewis
Hamilton and Vodafone McLaren Mercedes for their second win of the season.
Timo Glock will be very pleased with his second place, equalling Toyota's
best-ever result, and it is good to see strong performance from them heading
to the Japanese Grand Prix. Renault and Fernando Alonso have also done very
well to achieve a podium finish in such difficult circumstances."
Hirohide Hamashima - Bridgestone Director of Motorsport Tyre Development,
says
"This was a long and gruelling race, only four minutes short of two hours
duration. Over this time the circuit became cleaner and cleaner and more
rubber was laid meaning a better track surface. This meant that degradation
was better than seen earlier in the week. Indeed, brake degradation was a
bigger concern for some competitors. Most drivers used the same tyre
strategy; however with the information we have after the race, two stints
using the super soft was a realistic option. Driver style and car set-up and
characteristics defined the tyre performance on this difficult track. Nico
Rosberg completed nearly half race distance on the super soft showing that
it had solid durability today."
Stats of the Day
Race: 14:00 - 15:38
Driver Team Time Strategy
Lewis Hamilton Vodafone McLaren 1h 56m 06.337s S-S-SS
Timo Glock Panasonic Toyota 1h 56m 15.971s S-S-SS
Fernando Alonso Renault F1 Team 1h 56m 22.961s S-S-SS
Tyres used: Soft / Super soft
Temperatures Ambient Track Weather
PM - Race 32C-30C 34C-32C Dry / Dark
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