Its another race weekend.. but this one is special. It’s the Singapore Grand Prix. The first even night race in the history of Formula One.
I am so excited. I just cant wait to watch the qualifying and race.
A lot of planning has gone into the race. According to reports the lighting that is being used is 4 times brighter than the lighting used in a football stadium.
This makes it virtually a day like atmosphere. The lights have been place in such a manner that there is no glare in the eyes of the driver.
Its going to be a first for everyone. The drivers have their own strategy for the race. Imagine driving a F1 car at the speed of 300 KMPH in the streets of Singapore.
It does not get any bigger than this.
Rains could play a spoilt sport in the race, with the weather men predicting a 50 % chance of thundershowers during the race weekend. I hope the weather just holds back so that we can have a fine race.
I don’t think headlights can be fitted on a F1 car. Since the F1 cars are aerodynamically so refined that adding headlights would or could hinder with the setup. I’ll have to wait and see how the cars are setup.
Another first for the drivers is that they are following European timings. That is, they eat, sleep, work out and race according to the time in Europe. Normally races and practice sessions are held at 1 pm in the afternoon over a race weekend in Europe. For this reason the drivers and the entire Formula One circus has not acclimatized itself to the timings in Singapore.
Doctors have come up with special time table for them. Accordingly, they sleep at 5 AM, have breakfast at lunch time, have lunch at dinner time and supper at 3 AM. I don’t know how can they get used to such a time table so fast.
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