Lewis Hamilton pulled further clear at the top of the championship standings after delivering a crushing victory in yesterday's Singapore Grand Prix which title rival Sebastian Vettel finished a distant third. The Mercedes driver crossed the line 8.9 seconds clear of Red Bull's Max Verstappen, who jumped Vettel at the pitstops, after Ferrari's strategy compromised the German and left him to crawl home nearly 40 seconds adrift of his triumphant rival.

Yesterday's win, Hamilton's seventh this season, lifts him 40 points clear of Vettel in the overall standings with just six races to go. If he scores just one more win, the 33-year-old will be far enough ahead to be able to wrap up the title without needing to finish on the top step of the podium again this season. "What a day, what a weekend, I'm super blessed," said an exhausted Hamilton, kneeling next to his silver car. "I'm spent," he added.