Vasseur: Hamilton's car was in a safe condition.

      Ferrari team principal Frederic Vasseur does not believe that on the final laps of the Singapore Grand Prix Lewis Hamilton's car was in an unsafe condition due to brake problems, as Fernando Alonso said over the radio.

      Frederic Vasseur: "We all know that brakes take a serious strain in Singapore when you have to race in the middle of the pack. But Lewis's car was in a safe condition on the final laps because he adjusted his pace. It wasn't the case that he was attacking at full throttle. On the contrary, he was running 30 seconds slower, so it was safe.

      Throughout the race, from the second or third lap, the cars were overheating, so our drivers had to lift and coast for the whole race. It was difficult to drive because you had to change braking points every lap.

      In principle those few laps when Lewis attacked were quite fast, but for 95% of the race we had to control the pace and monitor the car's condition. Given the circumstances, I don't know how comparable our pace would have been to McLaren's and Red Bull's. We did several laps at a comparable pace, but it's hard to be more precise, since already on the first laps we had asked the drivers to lift and coast."