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Get Up To Speed - Singapore Grand Prix

Formula One
by Maverick (U8559356) 24 September 2008
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I am staying up late at night, I am going out to nightclubs, and I'm eating a lot of carrots because they apparently help you to see better in the dark.David Coulthard
Get up to speed with the Singapore Grand Prix at the new Singapore Street Circuit:

Fri Practice 1: 12:00 BST
Fri Practice 2: 14:30 BST
Sat Practice 3: 12:00 BST
Sat Qualifying 1: 15:00 BST
Sun Race: 13:00 BST

Weather Update:
Heat and humidity are to be expected in the region, and ambient temperature highs of 32 degrees Celsius are forecast on each day. There is, however, a risk of thunderstorms in the area at the same time.
uk.weather.com/weather/10day...
www.weather-forecast.com/loc...

"F1 goes for a night on the town" - Andrew Benson
news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/mot...

View circuit description, estimated stats and preview video:
www.pitlanefanatic.com/f1/pr...

Preview quotes as the teams and drivers prepare for this year's race:
www.formula1.com/news/headli...

Watch as Nico Rosberg drives the streets of Singapore for the first time in the Williams team's simulator:
www.williamsf1.com/multimedi...

Get an insight into the challenges of Spa with Nico Rosberg and the Williams team:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNvk...

The lighting system explained by the people who designed it:
www.formula1.com/news/headli...

Please feel free to add any links to other information, video clips, etc which you'd like to share.

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posted Sep 26, 2008

I hope that there isn't any pile up on the first lap. It's a brand new race so i am thinking that it might be a mixed up grid again. Being Patriotic i would love to see LH win.

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posted Sep 26, 2008

Moto GP just done a night race no problems, Yanks race under lights no problems, so why are we worrying about F1 under lights?????
doh
doh

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posted Sep 26, 2008

NASCAR, as much as I'm not a huge fan, has been running night races in the US for quite some time. While the cars don't compare in any meaningful way, their terminal velocity is up around 200mph depending on the venue.

Provided they've done their homework, the lights aren't going to be an issue in Singapore.

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posted Sep 26, 2008

Raikkonen for the win, i find it weird how in practice he was going to beat hamiltons time and aborted, my dads in singapore, as he works there, and he said raikkonen lookd very fast but didnt think he wss pushing the ferrari to the limit?! hmmm

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posted Sep 26, 2008

NASCAR is different from F1.
They go in one direction....right.
In Singapore, they will be going left and right and the lights will be far away from the track unlike in NASCAR where the lights are close to the track.

But lets hope there is a 1st corner incident, which takes some major key title contenders (Hopefully not Lewis...or Massa...or Kimi)

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comment by John H (U9630681)

posted Sep 26, 2008

>>>>"Moto GP just done a night race no problems, Yanks race under lights no problems, so why are we worrying about F1 under lights?????"<<<<<

Yes but it's the rain the drivers are concerned about, and what will add the excitement factor... Yanks don't race in the wet, and Qatar is hardly monsoon territory - 8cm of rainfall a year!

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posted Sep 26, 2008

comment by ajfootynw6 (U10475880)

Its funny how footballers who are arguable much fitter are able to play at 12:45 one day, and 8pm the next. Or as in the Champions league final in Moscow 11pm.

get over yourselves lads!

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Hmmm, yet footballers are'nt driving at 200mph as part of their sport are they? One wrong move for a F1 driver and *squish*

Methinks your comment was not best thought out.

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posted Sep 27, 2008

mark my word lewis hamilton will win this race.

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posted Sep 27, 2008

What we have here is a very tough race. A wet race at night on a completely new track. Very dangerous stuff indeed.

The two drivers competing for the championship will definitely take bigger risks than the other regular front runners. So one of the two should win it.

But both Hamilton and Massa have a tendency to mess it up a little bit when the pressure is on. It`s also very dangerous to be over-aggressive under these circumstances. Both of them have an tendency to be over-aggressive from time to time.

I wouldn`t be surprised if both Hamilton and Massa went off or took each other off and handed the victory to somebody else..

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posted Sep 27, 2008

Hamilton showed signs of pressure during qualifying whilst Massa did a superb job again. Watching the cars throughout every session I have come to the conclusion that Ferrari has the best car at this circuit. And there can be little doubt who the better Ferrari driver is.

It was a shame to see Alonso have trouble after looking so promising. I hope things go better for him in the race.

I expect Massa to win with Hamilton second which will keep us on tenterhooks for the last three races...

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