The MotoGP grid roll into Aragon this weekend for the last round before the flyaways. With the Championship hotting up and the top two equal on points, exactly what can we expect from the weekend?

Marc Marquez and Andrea Dovizioso head to Aragon equal on points, with Dovizioso in second due to the 'tie-breaker' rule. This is notoriously a good track for Marquez, and he claims it to be one of his favourites. He's taken four pole positions at Aragon - that's one for each year he has raced in the premier class. If he wants to secure his sixth title, he needs to start breaking away from Dovizioso at the top of the standings. But 'DesmoDovi' is on the form of his life at the moment, and is proving to be stiff competition for Marquez. 

Ducati have only ever won one race at MotorLand Aragon, and that was in 2010 with Casey Stoner. Dovizioso could well be the one to break that statistic, and become only the second non-Spaniard to win a MotoGP race at the Spanish track. (Stoner was the only non-Spanish rider to win a race at Aragon, in 2010 and 2011. Other non-Spanish riders to win here include Andrea Iannone, Romano Fenati, Miguel Oliveira and Sam Lowes in Moto2 & Moto3.)

Honda are by far the most successful manufacturer here, claiming four victories with three different riders. But Jorge Lorenzo does well around here too, winning in 2014 and 2015. Now he's getting to grips with the Ducati, a podium definitely cannot be ruled out.

Of course the main news of the week is that Valentino Rossi will return to try and race at MotorLand, after breaking his leg in a training accident. Well, these racers are a rare breed. He will go out for FP1 tomorrow and a decision will be made on whether or not he will race. This leaves his stand-in, Yamaha World Superbike rider Michael van der Mark sitting awkwardly on the sidelines. His call up to MotoGP on one of the best bikes on the grid was something a lot of people (myself included) were looking forward to seeing, and it may be that he won't get the chance after all.  

We were treated to some pretty special stuff in Misano in the Moto2 class. We witnessed the first ever Swiss 1-2, with Dominique Aegerter crossing the line ahead of seasoned rider Thomas Luthi. Hafizh Syahrin took an emotional third place, his first podium since Sepang 2012. With the points gap between Franco Morbidelli and Luthi currently standing at a mere nine points, Morbidelli will have to do some serious work this weekend to push clear once more. 

Alex Marquez will make his return after being ruled out of Misano due to injury. This is his most consistent Moto2 season since moving to the class, and cannot be ruled out of the podium fight along with Aegerter who will have his new found winning confidence on his side.

In Moto3, Joan Mir now has a comfortable lead in the championship of sixty one points over Romano Fenati. You can never rule either of these two out, nor Aron Canet, Jorge Martin and Fabio Di Giannantonio who are all starting to find some consistency.

Enea Bastiannini is finally getting to grips with his Estrella Galicia 0,0 machine, and a win is surely on the cards before the season wraps up.

Previews are always hard to write, because who really knows what's going to happen? Just know that we'll be treated to some fantastic racing across all three classes as the Championship draws ever nearer to the finale in Valencia.

A third consecutive win for Lewis Hamilton saw him extend his lead on top of the championship table to 28 points, as his main title rival, Sebastian Vettel retired from the Singapore Grand Prix.

In an action-packed chaotic race that saw three Safety Car interventions and the retirement of eight drivers, who emerged from under the lights with the upper hand and who will wish to forget this Singaporean night?

Biggest Winner:

Lewis Hamilton:

Another race weekend and once again the Briton collects the ‘biggest winner’ title. Hamilton continued his post-summer break momentum by grabbing another win at a venue he was expected to struggle at. In fact, the Mercedes driver was heading into a race in damage limitation mode after qualifying fifth but instead saw himself charge to a comfortable victory under the lights in difficult conditions.

Winners:

Valtteri Bottas:

After being confirmed as a Mercedes driver for 2018 a few days before, Bottas struggled for pace the whole weekend in Singapore. The Finn was only able to qualify sixth on Saturday and a whopping eight-tenths slower than his teammate, but when an opportunity came in the race, Bottas did not hesitate to grab it and claim an unexpected podium result. With Vettel's retirement, hopes of claiming second in the championship were renewed although the inability to still be competitive when the car isn't was a slight concern.

Carlos Sainz:

Just days after a move to Renault for next season was announced, Sainz showed the world his worth by claiming his best career result in F1 and Toro Rosso's highest finish since Austin 2015 in fourth. The Spaniard made the most of starting on intermediate tyres and produced good pace to maintain position and cross the finish line fourth, also giving his future teammate Nico Hulkenberg a sample of what he can expect as the two men battled early on.

Jolyon Palmer:

Everyone was expecting a demotivated Palmer to show up this weekend after finding out via the internet that he will be losing his seat at Renault. However, the former GP2 champion only just missed on Q3 Saturday, before having an amazing start for his race on Sunday reaching fifth at one point. A weird strategy call from Renault looked as if it would destroy his hopes of a strong result but a good drive earned him a well-deserved sixth position, making it his best F1 finish and first points this season.

Biggest Loser:

Sebastian Vettel:

While one title contender saw the first wet night race go in his favour, the other was left to ponder a major hit to his championship chances. Vettel headed into the weekend hoping to make the best of the trip to Singapore, a race that suited him and Ferrari, and everything seemed to be going as planned, taking pole while Hamilton struggled. The German seemed all set to retake the championship lead but all that evaporated before reaching the first turn with a collision that saw four cars retire.

Widely considered to blame for the incident, though the stewards would consider it a racing incident, the four-time world champion will be hoping this didn't signal the end of his chances for a fifth.

Losers:

Kimi Raikkonen:

Another major disappointment for the former world champion, Kimi was the best to react to the lights and might have sneaked into the lead had it not been for the incident with Verstappen and Vettel, forcing him to retire. Raikkonen has had several dips in forms and needed a good race to get the winning feel running again, unfortunately for him, his try was cut short and will have to try again somewhere else.

Nico Hulkenberg:

The German was looking to avoid equaling the record of most race starts with no podium finishes and astonishingly, he looked on the right track after the Turn 1 drama promoted him to third. However, a slightly later stop behind the Safety Car to switch from full wets to intermediates meant Hulkenberg dropped positions and then, later on, a pneumatic issue caused him to retire and surpass the record held by former Force India teammate Adrian Sutil such has been his bad luck in F1.

Fernando Alonso:

Amid speculation over his future, as McLaren confirmed a Renault engine deal for next year, Alonso headed into Singapore in search of another top 10 result on a circuit better suited to his MCL32. Eighth in qualifying was a good foundation and then an excellent start saw him as high as third but then Alonso was caught up in a skittles crash between Raikkonen and Verstappen causing major damage to his car. A few laps later, a disappointed Alonso was forced to retire from what could have been his best result in the last few years.

In an action-packed Singapore Grand Prix this past Sunday, the crazy start stole all the headline and has been keeping the whole Formula 1 world talking after Kimi Raikkonen, Max Verstappen and Sebastian Vettel all collided on the run to Turn 1.

While the FIA investigated and later decided it was a racing incident with no further action taken, much of the blame can be put on Max Verstappen and his main flaw of being unable to make the right decisions in tight racing situations.

When Toro Rosso announced the young Dutchman in their driver lineup for 2015, no-one expected the move pave the way for one of the best talents in the recent history of the sport. Actually, many thought it was just another marketing move as he was too young and who would sign a driver that can’t even drive himself home after a race?

Max silenced those critics quickly proving his worth, even earning a quick switch to Red Bull in Spain last year but from that moment on his lack of experience has clearly shown at different stages.

Sure, Verstappen was able to grab his first win quickly, making him the youngest ever race winner but an undisciplined driving attitude started to annoy other drivers and even led to rules being modified and clarified.

No one can ever deny his talent, nor deny the admiration to his fighting spirit and we will surely see him on top of that podium step on several occasions and why not see him crowned world champion but to get there he will need to change his approach.

Verstappen has a 50% finishing rate in the 2017 season, with some due to mechanical problems and others are not. He has failed to finish the first lap three times this season although admittedly he was the victim the two times prior in Spain and Austria.

The latest at Marina Bay started with the perfect getaway from Kimi Raikkonen as the Finn judged the grip on the wet track better than most and was able to jump from fourth to get his car alongside but ahead of the Red Bull. At the same time polesitter, Sebastian Vettel was protecting his position as he eased his car to the left, which is a normal move seen regularly at the start.

At that moment, all three drivers were side by side until the Red Bull made contact Raikkonen's Ferrari, spinning him into Vettel before Raikkonen and Verstappen collided again with the 2007 world champion having no control over his car.

What makes Verstappen guilty is that Verstappen was the driver in control. Being in the centre, he was in the best position to understand the situation as Vettel was unable to see Raikkonen who was in his blind spot and could not predict he would even be there, having started a few places behind.

Once again, however, Verstappen refused to be patient and wait for the next corners and instead, kept pushing until it was too late and might have consequently cost Vettel and the fans one of the best championship battles in the history of F1.

The soon-to-be 20-year-old should have wisely backed off, having had the weakest start of the three drivers and with the wet conditions he was clearly not in the best position and should have focused on making the corner before launching an attack on both cars afterwards.

What makes it even worse to his case is that it’s not the first time that his determination leads him to a wrong decision with such consequences. Verstappen has been in a series of similar incidents in which he refused to take the battle an extra corner and instead went for a suicidal move that has proven costly for himself and team.

No one wants to see passive drivers nor drivers with no passion and Max never fails to deliver the best show of passion and winning will; however, those feelings continue to go to the extreme because on too many occasions battles end with damage, a Safety Car period or retirement.

It is time for those around him, including father and former F1 driver Jos Verstappen to take Max to one side and calm him down, if not he risks wasting his talent and become nothing more than a faster Pastor Maldonado.

In the blink of an eye, the 2017 Formula 1 season enters its final stretch with the first of seven flyaway races to round off a gripping year, under the lights in Singapore.

It barely feels like yesterday when the cars were taking to the grid in Melbourne back in March but now for Mercedes and Ferrari the fight gets serious with every moment between now and Abu Dhabi potentially decisive in their quest for the championship.

The last race at Monza saw the Silver Arrow land a stinging blow in the Scuderia's back yard, claiming a commanding 1-2 and even replicating the famous side-by-side in lap the Tifosi became used to seeing during the glory years of the early 2000's.

That sight no doubt left a bitter taste in the mouth at Maranello but this weekend the streets of Marina Bay will provide the perfect place to avenge what happened. Tight, twisty and incredibly hot, Singapore provides everything Ferrari love and everything Mercedes hates.

Therefore, as Sebastian Vettel heads to the Far East as the chaser rather than the chased in the championship for the first time this year, the German, who made this race his own during the Red Bull years, is expected to hit straight back.

A failure to do so would be catastrophic but then Singapore has become known as the race where anything can happen. Safety Cars are the norm, reliability is often wobbly and the increased challenge of the 2017 machines means one of F1's toughest weekends only got harder.

Can we rule Mercedes out? The answer is certainly no. Their history may be varied but you don't win twice in three years around a non-power circuit without doing something right and Lewis Hamilton will be keen to continue the huge wave of momentum gathered post-Monza.

But with the gap the closest it has been at any point in the hybrid era, they do face a mighty stern challenge to overcome the Prancing Horse and likely the raging Bulls that will also make their presence felt.

Vettel may be gone, but Singapore remains a Red Bull track and their incredible development over the year, plus more to come this weekend, means Daniel Ricciardo and Max Verstappen will be right in the hunt come Sunday night.

For the Australian, he has two near misses in two years to put right and for the Dutchman, he has a year of frustration he needs to let out with this race the best chance to do so.

Also, at the last race on a similar track back in Hungary, Red Bull dominated Friday and were arguably quicker in the race so they have the potential to cause a major shift in title battle should one or two get between Vettel and Hamilton.

In the midfield, all the attention both on and off the track will likely be on McLaren. Today (Thursday) they are anticipated to announce their Honda split and a deal linking up with Renault, but then on the track, Fernando Alonso and Stoffel Vandoorne could well be 'best of the rest'.

Another party in the engine saga, Toro Rosso, who are set to pick up the Honda units from 2018, could also enjoy a stronger weekend on a chassis track, particularly through Carlos Sainz. The usual parties can't be ruled out, however, with Force India, Renault and Haas all likely to be covered by mere fractions around one of the longest circuits of the year in terms of time.

Williams typically struggles on street circuits and, Monza performance aside, recent results do suggest they will have little more success this year. Given the unpredictable nature of the race, however, even Sauber can't rule out a points result which proves why Singapore is always a must watch.

There's some uncertainty over the future of the Grand Prix and the races are typically slow burners, but now in its 10th year, the city-state has become one of the leading races anywhere for the show and spectacle it puts on.

To lose Singapore would be a major blow for F1 and their new owners as the sport seeks to grow in Asia, from a sporting perspective too, it has become worthy of the title of a modern Monaco and it will be fascinating to see what twist and turns it will offer in 2017.