The last part of the season starts here, in Singapore. The circus won't land in Europe again before the end of November, when we will have a 2014 Champion. Not much time for the teams to apply any upgrade to their cars, not much time for the drivers to book a seat for the next season. The music will stop soon and the chairs available are only a few.
Everybody is projecting himself into 2015. Well... everybody except who is fighting for the championship. Inside the Mercedes team, very few people will divert their attention from the head to head between the two silver drivers.
Let's step back for a second and let's take a look at the actual race that took place in the astonishing scenery of Singapore.
On the grid we have the by now usual duo Mercedes in front, followed by the two Red Bull in particular good shape on the city track and the positively performing Ferrari of Alonso, first of the two pairs Ferrari-Williams starting in Row 3 and 4.
The first and biggest turn of event takes place even before the first lap. The warm up lap begins with the cars leaving their position on the grid to slowly get ready for the start but Rosberg Mercedes' doesn't move an inch. Some problem in the electrical system between wheel and gear box doesn't work and he has to give up his second position on the grid and start from the pit.
The car will never get back to work properly, it will take laps before Rosberg will attempt, with much struggle, to overtake Marussias and Caterhams. His forth gear won't work and this is not the best track to lose traction at medium speed.
He will come into the pit for the tires change, they will try to use a second steering wheel but that won't solve the problem. He'll watch the rest of the race from the pit, staring at his teammate flying away from the group, finishing in first position, pushing him down from the top of the season standing, feeling sorry for the team because one of them scored no points.
With Rosberg out of the game, everybody in the top positions moves ahead, the two Red Bull fill up the podium behind Hamilton, this time with Vettel in front of the local idol Ricciardo. Alonso, who was dying to get to the podium for once in a while, has to please himself with a forth place. Massa sits in fifth.
With five races to go we have the two contending for the title within 3 points. A family feud that will keep the whole Mercedes team on their toes and will divide even more the supporters in "Team Hamilton" vs. "Team Rosberg".
Who are you gonna go for?
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