Mark Webber admits that Jaime Alguersuari indirectly assisted in passing Fernando Alonso during Sunday night’s Singapore Grand Prix. On Lap 10, the Australian overhauled the Spaniard for the first time at Turn 15, with a more surprising move coming on the run to the Singapore Sling Chicane later on in the race.
“During the race, I had another battle with my old rival Fernando,” Red Bull’s Webber, who finished third, wrote in a column for BBC Sport.
“I seem to have spent a lot of time in his company on the track recently. I had to pass him twice in Singapore. The first time was on Lap 10, when he was running out of grip from his tyres - I got him into Turn 15 after setting him up in Turn 14.
“The second time looked more spectacular, into the Turn 10 chicane, which is not normally a passing place. I heard a few people saying I caught Fernando napping but, to be fair, he was blocked by the Toro Rosso in front of us.
“I didn't know who it was at the time - I have since found out it was Jaime Alguersuari - but the Toro Rossos are traditionally the later cars to give way.
All the front-running guys have been similarly affected. In this case, I benefitted and that's why I could pounce at Turn 10; Jaime snookered Fernando a little bit and I was able to checkmate him.”
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| Pos. | Driver | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  S. Vettel | Red Bull | 1:59:06.757 |
| 2. | J. Button | McLaren | +1.737 |
| 3. | M. Webber | Red Bull | +29.279 |
| 4. | F. Alonso | Ferrari | +55.449 |
| 5. | L. Hamilton | McLaren | +1:07.766 |
| 6. | P. di Resta | Force India | +1:51.067 |
| 7. | N. Rosberg | Mercedes | +1 Lap |
| 8. | A. Sutil | Force India | +1 Lap |
| 9. | F. Massa | Ferrari | +1 Lap |
| 10. | S. Perez | Sauber | +1 Lap |
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