Hamilton vows to fight on

Lewis Hamilton has vowed he will “fight until the end” following yet another retirement this season that denied him “an easy victory”.

Two wins in the last three races had firmly thrust Hamilton back into the hunt for this year’s Formula One world championship.

And after grabbing pole position on Saturday for the Singapore Grand Prix, Hamilton appeared on course to make it three victories in four races only for his McLaren to suffer a gearbox failure on lap 23 when leading.