The first thing I would like to say is congratulations to Lewis Hamilton, in my personal opinion (and this is coming from a member of the tifosi!) Lewis will have the championship this year.

 

What a race Singapore was!

 

On Saturday, Felipe Massa drove his Ferrari to perfection and seemed to be gliding round the circuit, with Lewis coming close but not close enough.

 

Then on Sunday, when the lights went out, Massa shot ahead in one of his best race starts I have seen him have.

 

Then, the nightmare scenario played out.

 

Nelson Piquet (don't call me) Jr. crashed into the wall, bringing out the safety car. All of Massa's work and the whole pack bunches back up.

 

Then came that nightmare of a pit stop. The green light went on and, once again, a driver is not going to be told twice. He was away, taking half the pit equipment with him! At that point, the championship fell firmly in the arms of Lewis.

 

Everything went well for the British driver. Because of the safety cars, the pit stops changed, and Lewis did the best he and the McLaren team could do.

 

Settling for that third place has shown that maybe Lewis has started putting a more mature hat on his head; if this had have been last year he might have went for win rather than a solid podium in the wake of a rival's trouble. It's better to have six points than none.

 

Nobody, though, can take away the drive that put Alonso on the top step of the podium. He drove with such a clear head and a clear goal; he was always going to win that race. Renault risky pit strategy paid off... and well.

 

It is such a joy to watch a driver and car working perfectly together on the race track, and that is what we saw on race day.

 

Then for no reason (or none that I could see) apart from a brief lapse in concentration, Kimi Raikkonen under steered into a wall, ending to his race.

 

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