Singapore Formula 1 Night Race – Massa Pit Incident

What an exciting 1st night race for Formula 1. This was so heart-bumping. There were so many accidents happened in 1 night. Felipe Massa was in pole position for this very 1st Formula 1 night race. He was in great shape to become the World Driver Champion that night but … a major pit accident blew this possibility away for this night.

Alonso wins Singapore F1 night race

The visibility concerns proved unfounded, the predicted thunderstorms never came, and the drivers quickly discovered they could overtake. The inaugural Singapore Grand Prix, the first Formula One event under floodlights, was a huge success and produced one of the most fascinating races of the season.

SPAIN’S Fernando Alonso snapped a year-long win drought to take the Singapore Grand Prix on Sunday, winning a drama-filled first ever night race as a comical error cost Felipe Massa dearly.

It was the Renault driver’s first victory since the Italian Grand Prix last year and capped a remarkable weekend that saw him top two of the free practice sessions but start 15th on the grid after a mechanical problem in qualifying.

He claimed his 20th career triumph by 2.95 seconds over Germany’s Nico Rosberg in a Williams and Britain’s world championship leader Lewis Hamilton in third.

Toyota driver Timo Glock was fourth with Toro Rosso’s Sebastian Vettel following up his win in Italy this month with fifth. BMW Sauber’s Nick Heidfeld took sixth.

The race was a new experience for every driver on a street circuit under powerful spotlights and it turned out to be one of the most exciting of the season. -AFP

Formula 1 First Night Race in Singapore

WOW! Finally, the Formula 1 First Night Race in Singapore is going to happen in over this weekend – 26th -28th Sept.

I am wondering whether Felipe Massa can overtake Lewis Hamilton in the Driver Championship points. Definitely, I hope so. That will add more excitement to the F1.

Driver Standings
01      Lewis Hamilton    78
02     Felipe Massa    77
03     Robert Kubica    64
04     Kimi Räikkönen    57
05     Nick Heidfeld    53
06     Heikki Kovalainen    51
07     Fernando Alonso    28
08     Jarno Trulli    26
09     Sebastian Vettel    23
10     Mark Webber    20

The first practice session will be happening this evening at 7pm(Singapore time). The qualifying race will be at 10pm(Singapore time) tomorrow and the actual race will be on Sunday at 8pm(Singapore time).