SINGAPORE: Germany's Nico Rosberg celebrated his 200th Formula One race by retaking the championship lead from Mercedes team mate Lewis Hamilton after a pole to flag win in Singapore on Sunday.After a chaotic start that brought out a safety car on the opening lap, Rosberg stayed clear of Red Bull's late-charging Daniel Ricciardo at the floodlit Marina Bay Street Circuit.Triple world champion Hamilton completed the podium in third place. "Of course Daniel tried to pull one up on me with the pitstop at the end, we knew it was going to be tight but we got there so I'm very happy," added Rosberg, who opened a 43-point lead on Hamilton at the start of the season before falling behind when the Briton won six of seven races.Hamilton had his own private battle with Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen behind the leading duo, the Briton losing third place to the Finn after a mistake on lap 34 but reclaiming the position with a timely pit stop to hold on to the finish. "This weekend has been a tricky one for me but I'm just happy to get on the podium and get some points for the team," Hamilton said. "The brakes were way overheating so I had to slow down. Once I did my second or third stop we managed to sort it out.

Source: Times of India September 18, 2016 15:17 UTC