Singapore: Lewis Hamilton vaulted into the lead of the world championship by racing to victory in yesterday's Singapore Grand Prix after Mercedes team-mate and title-rival Nico Rosberg failed to finish.


Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton sprays champagne on second-placed Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull yesterday 

The victory was Hamilton's seventh of the season and his second in succession following his win a fortnight ago in the Italian Grand Prix at Monza and hands the Briton a slim three point lead in the standings heading into the final five races of the season.