Rosberg confident of a F1 title triumph

Rosberg started on pole in his 200th race and was keeping the Red Bull driver at arm’s length until the Australian pitted for fresh tyres with 16 laps to go and set about reining in the leader, taking three-second chucks out of the deficit per lap. 

The Red Bull ran out of road by the end of the 61-lap marathon, however, as Rosberg held on for a 0.488 second victory.

The previous eight races in Singapore have only ever been won by world champions but Rosberg insists he is treating his challenge for a maiden title on a race-by race basis and not thinking too far ahead. 

“A statistic like that is not something I focus on, it doesn’t have any importance to me,” the 31-year-old said after winning his third race in a row. 

“Today I was happy to win the race as that’s what I came here to do, so I will celebrate after this, go home and then the next stop is Malaysia where I will be trying to repeat that as I am on a good roll right now,” he added.