Qualifying Report – The chances of winning

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Nico Rosberg 

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By Dan Knutson in Singapore

If the statistics from the past five Singapore Grands Prix are anything to go on, then Nico Rosberg has an 80 percent chance of winning the 2016 edition of the race because he has qualified on pole position because four times in the past five years the driver who started on pole position went on to win the Singapore Grand Prix. The exception was in 2012 when Lewis Hamilton earned the pole but Sebastian Vettel won the race after Hamilton’s gearbox failed.

The ambient temperature at the start of qualifying was 86 degrees Fahrenheit (30 degrees Centigrade) and the track temperature was 91 degrees Fahrenheit (33 degrees Centigrade.)

The line-up for the weekend was: Mercedes – Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg. Ferrari – Sebastian Vettel and Kimi Raikkonen. Williams Mercedes – Felipe Massa and Valtteri Bottas. Red Bull TAG Heuer – Daniel Ricciardo and Max Verstappen . Force India Mercedes – Nico Hulkenberg and Sergio Perez. Renault – Kevin Magnussen and Jolyon Palmer. Toro Rosso Ferrari – Daniil Kvyat and Carlos Sainz. Sauber Ferrari – Marcus Ericsson and Felipe Nasr. McLaren Honda – Fernando Alonso and Jenson Button. Manor Mercedes – Pascal Wehrlein and Esteban Ocon. Haas Ferrari – Romain Grosjean and Esteban Gutierrez.

QUALIFYING 1

Rosberg set the early pace …

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