WATCHING THE INAUGURAL SINGAPORE FORMULA 1 RACE IN 2008

Been an avid fan of Formula 1 , I went to Singapore with two of my close friends to watch the inaugural race in 2008.

The pit area of the circuit is located in an empty plot of land off Republic Boulevard and beside the Singapore Flyer. A temporary track leads from the pit area and under the Benjamin Sheares Bridge to Republic Boulevard and turns onto Raffles Boulevard. It then proceeds along Nicoll Highway, Stamford Road and Saint Andrew's Road around the Padang, past the City Hall.

The track then goes onto the Anderson Bridge, past the Fullerton Hotel and make a tight left turn to Esplanade Drive beside the Merlion Park. It joins Raffles Avenue and cut right after the Esplanade to the front of The Float at Marina Bay and return to the pit area via another temporary road around the Singapore Flyer. The track layout is unique in that in between turns 18 and 19, the cars race underneath a section of grandstand of the Floating Platform.

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The marshals are on stand  by

This was the first  and the only night race circuit  till  Abu -Dhabi day - night race started in 2010

The drivers go on parade before the start of the race

The straight line speeds can go up to 300 km/h