Sebastian Vettel wins - reaction

Summary

Vettel wins, Hamilton out after losing power
Ricciardo 2nd, Raikkonen 3rd, Rosberg 4th
Member of crowd walks on to circuit
Verstappen refuses to obey team orders
Button and Maldonado collide - bodywork just misses Sainz
Massa and Hulkenberg crash
Hulkenberg, Massa, Hamilton, Alonso, Button out

Live Reporting

Gary Rose

Get involved - #bbcf1published at 13:12 British Summer Time 20 September 2015
Andrew Yee: It's like a few years ago. Vettel in the lead and just pulling away. 3 seconds clear from 2nd. Wow!
Hingmy: Vettel's gone Full Vettel - it's 2011 all over again. Race over?
Mercedes must bide their time?published at 13:10 British Summer Time 20 September 2015
Postpublished at 13:10 British Summer Time 20 September 2015
David Coulthard
BBC F1 co-commentator
"Vettel is not holding back, he is more than a second a lap quicker than Daniel Ricciardo."
Great start by Vettelpublished at 13:09
Just watching a replay of the start and it was smooth as silk from Sebastian Vettel. Textbook stuff. Daniel Ricciardo also got away cleanly but he just could not close down Vettel.
Postpublished at 13:08 British Summer Time 20 September 2015
Tom Clarkson
BBC F1 pit-lane reporter
"There will be a huge sign of relief at Ferrari - two weeks ago Kimi Raikkonen went from second on the grid to last at the first corner."
LAP ONEpublished at 13:07
One lap down in the 61-lap race and Sebastian Vettel leads ahead of Daniel Ricciardo, Kimi Raikkonen, Daniil Kvyat and then Lewis Hamilton.
Vettel's lead over Ricciardo is already up to three seconds. A fourth win in Singapore is very much on the cards for the Ferrari man.
Image source, AFP
Postpublished at 13:05
Disaster for young Max Verstappen. His Toro Rosso stalls at the start and is currently being pushed along by the marshals.
Go! Go! Go!published at 13:04
LIGHTS OUT
Sebastian Vettel holds his place at the front going into the first corner. Both Mercedes get away OK but make no gains and Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg remain fifth and sixth respectively.
Postpublished at 13:03 British Summer Time 20 September 2015
Jennie Gow
BBC Radio 5 live pit-lane reporter
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The software glitch on those Mercedes cars seems to have been solved
Postpublished at 13:03 British Summer Time 20 September 2015
Mercedes have limited expectationspublished at 13:03 British Summer Time 20 September 2015
Tom Clarkson
BBC F1 pit-lane reporter
"Mercedes were saying yesterday there is nothing wrong with the balance of their car yesterday - it was about tyre temperature.
"They are expecting to be more competitive in the race today but they're not expecting to challenge Ferrari at the front."
Postpublished at 13:02
Supersoft is the tyre of choice for the entire field. The cars are just lining up in their places on the grid.
Almost time...
Postpublished at 13:00 British Summer Time 20 September 2015
Ben Edwards
BBC F1 commentator
"Sebastian Vettel has been in the top two of the last five grands prix here. A stunning lap in qualifying."
Postpublished at 13:00
Interesting from Jennie. Are we going to see problems for Mercedes at the start?
They both get away OK for the formation lap as Sebastian Vettel leads the grid away.
Problems for Hamilton & Rosberg already!?published at 12:59 British Summer Time 20 September 2015
Jennie Gow
BBC Radio 5 live pit-lane reporter
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Both Mercedes have software problems, which is why Rosberg couldn't get going earlier
Get those fluids on boardpublished at 12:57 British Summer Time 20 September 2015
Felipe Nasr hydrates before a long race where dehydration will be a factor.
Interesting mug, Felipe.
What chance of rain?published at 12:57
It is now pitch black at Singapore bar the bright lights of the circuit and the skyscrapers. Can't see whether there are any clouds, but there's apparently a 10% chance of rain at some point during the race.
Postpublished at 12:55 British Summer Time 20 September 2015
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Postpublished at 12:55 British Summer Time 20 September 2015
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Andrew Benson
Chief F1 writer
“The F1 ‘silly season’ is in full swing in Singapore this weekend. Eddie Jordan has comprehensively run through the engine merry-go-round for us, but what about drivers? Well, that focuses on the Lotus (soon to be Renault, we believe), Force India and new Haas teams, with Romain Grosjean at the centre of it.
“The Franco-Swiss is under contract to Lotus/Renault and in theory should be a certainty there given his and Renault’s nationalities. But he is said to have itchy feet and fancies a move to Haas because they have close links with Ferrari and he has his eyes on Kimi Raikkonen’s Ferrari seat in 2017. If Grosjean doesn’t move, McLaren reserve driver Kevin Magnussen is the favourite for the Haas seat alongside either Esteban Gutierrez or Jean-Eric Vergne (Haas have said they want one Ferrari reserve driver).
“If Grosjean does move, Magnussen could replace him at Lotus/Renault. Pastor Maldonado is also under contract at Lotus, and Sergio Perez and Force India have both said it is only a matter of time before the Mexican is confirmed there again alongside Nico Hulkenberg. But why the delay? Some believe Perez and Maldonado could swap. But given the Venezuelan’s reputation for crashing, that would not be popular among some senior personnel at Force India.”