Vettel wins Singapore GP, Force India record season’s best result
September 25th, 2011 - 10:52 pm ICT by IANSSingapore, Sep 25 (IANS) Force India recorded its best result of the season when drivers Paul di Resta and Adrian Sutil finished sixth and eighth in the Formula One Singapore Grand Prix here Sunday. Red Bull’s Sebastian Vettel won his ninth race of the year and it is only a matter of a few races before he claims his second world title.
McLaren’s Jenson Button crossed the chequered flag a mere 1.7 seconds behind Vettel while the other Red Bull driver, Mark Webber, came a distant third in the 61-lap race.
Vettel is a runway leader in the Drivers’ Championship with 309 points from 14 races. The fight is very much on for the second and third spots with Button, Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso and Webber being at 185, 184 and 182 points respectively.
Besides the podium winners, the night race at the steamy Marina Bay Circuit proved to be a memorable one for Force India as its drivers delivered a simultaneous top 10 finish only for the second time in the season after the opening race in Australia.
The Silverstone-based team got its strategy spot on for the high downforce circuit with di Resta and Sutil capitalising on a good qualifying Saturday when they were 10th and ninth fastest.
The result brought 12 points for Force India, creating a sizeable gap over its nearest rivals Sauber, which are at seventh place with 36 points. Force India has 48 points and will get the opportunity to add more to its tally in the remaining five races of the season.
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- Vettel equals pole record in Abu Dhabi, Force India secure top-10 finish - Nov 12, 2011
- Vettel races to another victory, Sutil finishes 9th at European GP - Jun 26, 2011
- Vettel wins maiden Monaco Grand Prix, Force India seventh - May 30, 2011
- Hamilton takes maiden pole in Korea; di Resta, Sutil 9th and 10th - Oct 15, 2011
- Vettel claims another pole, Sutil sneaks into 10th at European GP - Jun 25, 2011
- Alonso wins dramatic Malaysian GP, Force India in top-10 - Mar 25, 2012
- Vettel wins a near perfect race, Sutil finishes ninth (Roundup) - Oct 30, 2011
- Sutil, di Resta 14th and 15th fastest in Monaco qualifying - May 28, 2011
- Hamilton wins Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, both Force Indias in top-10 - Nov 13, 2011
- Untouchable Vettel wins Indian GP - Oct 30, 2011
- Alonso wins British Grand Prix, Force India draw blank - Jul 10, 2011
- Italian GP: Di Resta's 8th place puts Force India ahead of Sauber - Sep 11, 2011
- Force India disappoint, Vettel wins Spanish Grand Prix - May 22, 2011
- Di Resta, Sutil to start 11th and 12th in Italian Grand Prix - Sep 10, 2011
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