Hamilton takes victory in Singapore after a chaotic race

After a chaotic beginning to the 2017 Formula One Singapore Airlines Singapore Grand Prix, Lewis Hamilton managed to prevail and take the chequered flag. 

Prior to the start of the race, the skies began to open up, with all signs pointing to an interesting and eventful Sunday night. After all, this would be the first time that the Singapore GP would be a wet race, and the first F1 night race to run in wet conditions. 

And true to form, the start of the race proved to be incredibly chaotic - while Sebastien Vettel and Max Verstappen got off to a good start, Kimi Raikonnen came charging on the inside after having gotten off to a fantastic start. However, due to the rain, Raikonnen lost control on the entry into Turn One, colliding into Verstappen and causing absolute mayhem with several cars being taken out. This led to the race being yellowed flagged and the safety car being deployed, all within the first minute of the race. 

Hamilton managed to barely stay out of harm's way, and as the race resumed on lap five, was in the lead ahead of Ricciardo. Hamilton continued to build his lead, only to see it erased not once, by twice by safety cars, due to crashes by Daniel Kvatt and Marcus Ericsson. However, after a weekend where the pair of Mercedes looked slightly off the pace compared to the Ferraris and Red Bulls, Hamilton took the chequered flag ahead of Ricciardo and teammate Valtteri Bottas. The chaotic race also meant that several drivers managed to secure career best finishes, including Carlos Sainz in fourth, Sergio Perez in fifth, Jolyon Palmer in sixth and Stoffel Vandoorne in seventh. 

With this win, Hamilton goes 28 points clear at the top of the Driver's Championship, while Mercedes further consolidates its lead atop the Constructor's Championship, clear of Ferrari by 98 points. 

Pos	Points		Driver	Team					Race Time	Qualifying		Fastest Lap
1	25		Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes					2:03:23.544	5	1:40.126	1	1:45.008	(55)
2	18		Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull Racing Tag Heuer					+4.507	2	1:39.840
3	15		Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes					+8.800	6	1:44.197
4	12		Carlos Sainz	Torro Rosso					+22.822	10	1:42.056
5	10		Sergio Perez	Force India Mercedes					+25.359	12	1:42.246
6	8		Jolyon Palmer	Renault					+27.259	11	1:42.107
7	6		Stoffel Vandoorne	McLaren Honda					+30.388	9	1:41.398
8	4		Lance Stroll	Williams Mercedes					+41.696	18	1:44.728
9	2		Romain Grosjean	Haas Ferrari					+43.282	15	1:43.883
10	1		Esteban Ocon	Force India Mercedes					+44.795	14	1:42.760
11			Felipe Massa	Williams Mercedes					+46.536	17	1:44.014
12			Pascal Wehrlein	Sauber Ferrari					+2 lap	19	1:45.059
Retirement
--			Kevin Magnussen	Haas Ferrari					DNF	16	1:43.756
--			Nico Hulkenberg	Renault					DNF	7	1:41.013
--			Marcus Ericsson	Sauber Ferrari					DNF	20	1:45.570
--			Daniil Kvyat	Torro Rosso					DNF	13	1:42.338
--			Fernando Alonso	McLaren Honda					DNF	8	1:41.179
--			Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari					DNF	1	1:39.491
--			Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing Tag Heuer					DNF	2	1:39.814
--			Kimi Raikkonen	Ferrari					DNF	4	1:40.069