CRI听力:Lewis Hamilton Claims Singapore GP Title

Mercedes Team driver Lewis Hamilton celebrates winning the FIA Formula One Grand Prix of Singapore on Sunday, Sept. 21, 2014. [Photo: Image China]

Lewis Hamilton raced to victory at the Singapore Grand Prix to wrest the championship lead from Mercedes teammate Nico Rosberg.

Rosberg took an early leave from the match due to steering problems.

Hamilton led comfortably but was forced into a late pit-stop, briefly giving up the lead to Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel.

However, the Brition passed Vettel seven laps from the finish to win at the Marina Bay circuit.

Hamilton says Mercedes is still working towards more one-two finishes.

"You know I just, I was so excited to have, I was looking for that clean weekend and this has been it, you know. It's been fantastic. Obviously it's not perfect for the team because Nico didn't finish and of course we're always striving to, to get both cars finishing one-two, I don't think anyone's finished one-two here before, so that was our goal."

It is the seventh win for Hamilton in this season, and second in a row.

He now has 241 points, three more than Rosberg, with five races left.

Sebastian Vettel finished second, just holding off teammate Daniel Ricciardo, who moved to 60 points off the championship lead.

Ferrari's Fernando Alonso was fourth.