Lewis Hamilton Loses Out As The 2010 F1 Title Race Just Keeps Getting Hotter

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Published: September 26, 2010

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It started out looking like yet another processional Grand Prix.

The Singapore street circuit, like most of its type, is tight and unforgiving. Mistakes can be very, very costly, which curbs the enthusiasm of all but the bravest or most foolhardy of drivers. The tropical heat, however, plays havoc with even the most calculating human mind.

Mark Webber’s comparatively mediocre qualifying performance didn’t improve after the start—which, incidentally, was much better than his previous two efforts—putting the team in the position to decide on the relatively high-risk strategy of bringing him in during a lap four safety car period.

Ultimately, the move paid off as Webber leap-frogged the two McLaren’s of Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button as they left their stops a few laps too late. The McLaren decision would have serious consequences later in the race.

Not that McLaren were alone in the head-scratching pit stop stakes. It is impossible to know what possessed Red Bull to bring Sebastian Vettel in to immediately cover the stop of Ferrari’s, Fernando Alonso. Their data had to tell them that the prime tyre was much slower than the super-softs, and the only real chance of getting past Alonso was for Vettel to put in two or three very fast laps on the older tyre.

Still, neither this, nor any of the dozen or so other incidents in the race, compares with the big story of the day; the coming together of Webber and Hamilton. While it will go down as a racing incident—indeed, the stewards saw no blame in the collision—it will be the subject of discussion for weeks to come, and may well be the pivotal moment of the season.

Trying to be objective, Webber was held up by a Virgin Racing car following a safety car restart. This allowed Hamilton to get a run on him into turn seven and from then on, it was a question of two guys with everything to lose laying everything on th...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Formula 1

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