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Britain’s Lewis Hamilton eased to victory from pole position at the Singapore Grand Prix on Sunday as the Mercedes driver extended his championship lead over Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel to 40 points with six rounds remaining.
Hamilton held off a mid-race challenge from Red Bull’s Max Verstappen to register a record-equalling fourth triumph at the floodlit Marina Bay Street Circuit track, while Vettel finished third to slip further behind in the title race.
Mercedes other driver Valtteri Bottas came in fourth with Ferrari’s Kimi Raikonnen rounding off the top five.
Hamilton looked off the pace throughout the weekend but produced a scorching lap to take pole on Saturday and lead the race with ease on Sunday.
