Vettel's Singapore success
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Vettel's Singapore success

Published 1555 GMT (2355 HKT) September 22, 2013
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Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel lifts the trophy under lights following his victory at the Singapore Grand Prix, F1's only night race. Mark Thompson/Getty Images
The Red Bull driver won at the Marina Bay street circuit for the third year in a row, triumphing by more than half a minute despite his progress being slowed by the safety car halfway through the race. MANAN VATSYAYANA/AFP/Getty Images
Vettel started from pole position and briefly surrendered the lead to Mercedes' Nico Rosberg at the beginning of the race, but was untroubled after that. Paul Gilham/Getty Images
Rosberg finished fourth after Vettel's teammate Mark Webber had to retire at the end due to technical problems. The Australian was given a ride back to the pits by Ferrari's second-placed Fernando Alonso. Paul Gilham/Getty Images
Like Alonso, Kimi Raikkonen battled his way up from down the grid to take third place for Lotus, despite being troubled by back problems in Saturday's qualifying. MANAN VATSYAYANA/AFP/Getty Images