Hot and sticky

Singapore is just 150 kilometres from the equator, so the weather is what you’d expect, hot and sticky with humidity never dropping below 80%. The lowest temperature ever recorded in Singapore was 19.4 Celsius back in 1934. The Formula 1 drivers can lose as much as 3 kilos through fluid loss during the race, which makes it extremely demanding physically.

Floodlit F1

The Singapore circuit lighting system uses over 1500 LED floodlights, mounted 10 metres high. The system is put in place just for the race weekend and it takes around four months to get it up and running. On the Monday after the race, a five week dismantling process begins.

No time difference

The Singapore GP is run at night, but the teams and drivers stay on European time, leading to a unique routine with, breakfast at around lunchtime and dinner at the track served at midnight or later.