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Formula One: Praise rings loudly for Singapore GP


<CITE class=auth>AFP - Monday, September 29</CITE> SINGAPORE, Sept 29, 2008 (AFP) - Singapore revelled Monday in ringing praise from key figures in Formula One after successfully hosting the sport's first ever night race, with the bar now set for new Grand Prix.
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Commercial rights holder Bernie Ecclestone went as far as calling it the new jewel in the sport's crown, while team owners said it would be a hard act to follow.
The island is famed for its efficiency and everything went to plan, even the city-state's notorious tropical downpours stayed away while Singaporeans embraced the glamorous and mega-rich spectacle.
Given they had only a year to prepare for a new street circuit under lights, Ecclestone said it was a remarkable achievement, setting the scene for more races to follow suit.
"We've never seen anything built so good, so quickly," he said after Renault's Fernando Alonso won the first-ever incident-packed race under lights.
"I'd be surprised if it hadn't been really top quality standards. Singapore should be very, very proud of what's happened.
"They were courageous enough to want to do it. There was a lot of criticism but I hope they're well rewarded for what they've done."
As well as installing 1,500 light projectors, Singapore built from scratch an impressive pit building housing the team garages, media centre and a Paddock Club, as well as a new road.
Red Bull racing team principal Christian Horner said it was a phenomenal weekend, and would be tough to match anywhere in the world.
"The guys here have done an absolutely unbelievable job. The effort that has gone into this circuit in the last 12 months is nothing short of phenomenal," he said.
"I think the spectacle of a night race, but not only have we got a night race, we have also got a great circuit, a really challenging circuit.
"They have just raised the bar considerably for a new circuit and the spectacle of racing at night in a big city such as Singapore is really exciting."
On top of everything running smoothly, part of the success was the race being run against the backdrop of the city at night, with its glittering skyscrapers and top landmarks shown off to a global audience.
Tourism is a key money spinner for Singapore along with manufacturing, and the government, which is working to market the city as the "Monaco of the East", is banking on the spectacle bringing more dollars to its shores.
It anchored the long weekend with dozens of lifestyle events, including the Singapore River Festival and the Singapore Motor Show as well as countless parties, which local newspapers said were a roaring success.
Mercedes Motorsport chief Norbert Haug said Ecclestone must take some credit for not only agreeing to hand Singapore a Grand Prix but insisting that it be run at night to take the sport in a new direction.
"I think it is a big, big step forward for Formula One," he said.
"The pictures, the atmosphere is really one of a kind and this gives a completely new experience to all the viewers worldwide but also to the spectators.
"That is very positive and the whole scenery I think is unreal. It is like in a movie and I think it is a big, big step. I think Bernie pushed very hard, so thanks to him."
The drivers were equally effusive, with their only real gripes about the track being too bumpy and the lighting in some corners. Little could be done about the bumps but tweaks were made to the lights to make it better.
"The track is quite impressive," said McLaren's Lewis Hamilton.
"The most impressive thing for me is what an amazing job they have done here in Singapore to prepare the circuit. I cannot particularly fault it.
"I think they did a tremendous job, so I feel everyone deserves a real pat on the back because it is really impressive."
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Motor racing-Singapore the big winner in first night grand prix


<CITE class=auth>Reuters - Monday, September 29</CITE> By Ossian Shine
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SINGAPORE, Sept 29 - Fernando Alonso was crowned Formula One's prince of darkness on Sunday, after streaking to the chequered flag at the sport's first night-time grand prix in Singapore.
The Spaniard's triumph at Formula One's 800th race was heralded by customary champagne-fuelled celebrations, the podium jubilation adhering to time-honoured motor racing etiquette.
But while Renault's twice former world champion will be forever noted as the Singapore GP's first winner, the F1 honour roll will not so easily record the biggest winner of the weekend -- the South-East Asian city-state whose staging of a spectacular and innovative race has left the motor racing world agog with admiration.
A jewel in the Formula One crown is how the sport's supremo Bernie Ecclestone described the Singapore race, adding that floodlit events were the future for the sport.
It helped that Sunday night's race was an action-packed roller-coaster of thrills, drama and daredevil driving.
"In this part of the world, for sure, night races will take off," the billionaire who owns the sport's commercial rights said on Sunday. Ecclestone plans to turn the Japanese GP into a night race next.
SINGAPOREAN EXTRAVAGANZA
McLaren boss Ron Dennis raved about the Singaporean extravaganza.
"It is not just a new experience," he said, "It is a real big step in the history of grand prix racing because it has been done so well.
"Everything has been proven now and we can take this model and apply it to anywhere in the world - either to bring to Europe the race at a time when people watch it, or even within Europe to make it more spectacular."
Williams team boss, the eponymous Frank Williams, echoed Ecclestone's thoughts.
"It has a good chance of challenging Monaco for being the jewel in the crown of Formula One," he told Autosport magazine's website.
From the floodlit 5.067 kilometre track, strewn across Singapore's downtown like a luminous ribbon, to the state-of-the-art facilities and clockwork organisation, the entire staging of the grand prix has been an exercise in how to get it right.
Organisers had faced a headache of eye-watering proportions in their ambitions to step into the unknown and host the extravaganza under the stars.
For the lighting alone, 1,600 lantern-like projectors were rigged up, requiring more than 100,000 metres of cabling and 240 steel pylons to illuminate the track.
FESTIVAL ATMOSPHERE
The result was some of the most spectacular images of any sporting event. Pictures of gleaming Ferraris speeding through a hi-tech cityscape vied with images of cars streaking past the world's largest observation wheel, the Singapore Flyer -- pictures which filled the media and fuelled the appetite for motor sport.
More than 300,000 people poured through the gates over three days, a sell-out, and created a festival atmosphere.
Organisers set up "hawker stalls" offering visitors a taste of authentic Singaporean food while magicians, singers and jugglers entertained the masses.
"It costs a lot of money, the lights, the circuit and the organisation. But it is a great investment for the city. And, of course, it is fantastic for F1. It is, in the best sense of the word, a highlight," Mercedes motorsport vice-president Norbert Haug said.
Even the drivers, a breed of detail-obsessed, nit-picking perfectionists, gave it the thumbs up.
"The track and the facilities here have been phenomenal," championship leader Lewis Hamilton said after finishing third.
"The organisers should be very proud of the job they have done."

 

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How come only foreigners praising Singapore F1 set up? I also dont understand why SPH didnt get fair comment from locals.

Hmm... foreigner praises is valued more important than local singaporean though.

My comment about Singapore F1 set-up? No class at all, and according to the one of the racer, he cant even overtake another racer at all and the only thing he could do is just to finish the race laps.

Pathentic Singapore F1! :p

 

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Motor racing-Singapore the big winner in first night grand prix


<CITE class=auth>Reuters - Monday, September 29</CITE> By Ossian Shine
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SINGAPORE, Sept 29 - Fernando Alonso was crowned Formula One's prince of darkness on Sunday, after streaking to the chequered flag at the sport's first night-time grand prix in Singapore.
The Spaniard's triumph at Formula One's 800th race was heralded by customary champagne-fuelled celebrations, the podium jubilation adhering to time-honoured motor racing etiquette.
But while Renault's twice former world champion will be forever noted as the Singapore GP's first winner, the F1 honour roll will not so easily record the biggest winner of the weekend -- the South-East Asian city-state whose staging of a spectacular and innovative race has left the motor racing world agog with admiration.
A jewel in the Formula One crown is how the sport's supremo Bernie Ecclestone described the Singapore race, adding that floodlit events were the future for the sport.
It helped that Sunday night's race was an action-packed roller-coaster of thrills, drama and daredevil driving.
"In this part of the world, for sure, night races will take off," the billionaire who owns the sport's commercial rights said on Sunday. Ecclestone plans to turn the Japanese GP into a night race next.
SINGAPOREAN EXTRAVAGANZA
McLaren boss Ron Dennis raved about the Singaporean extravaganza.
"It is not just a new experience," he said, "It is a real big step in the history of grand prix racing because it has been done so well.
"Everything has been proven now and we can take this model and apply it to anywhere in the world - either to bring to Europe the race at a time when people watch it, or even within Europe to make it more spectacular."
Williams team boss, the eponymous Frank Williams, echoed Ecclestone's thoughts.
"It has a good chance of challenging Monaco for being the jewel in the crown of Formula One," he told Autosport magazine's website.
From the floodlit 5.067 kilometre track, strewn across Singapore's downtown like a luminous ribbon, to the state-of-the-art facilities and clockwork organisation, the entire staging of the grand prix has been an exercise in how to get it right.
Organisers had faced a headache of eye-watering proportions in their ambitions to step into the unknown and host the extravaganza under the stars.
For the lighting alone, 1,600 lantern-like projectors were rigged up, requiring more than 100,000 metres of cabling and 240 steel pylons to illuminate the track.
FESTIVAL ATMOSPHERE
The result was some of the most spectacular images of any sporting event. Pictures of gleaming Ferraris speeding through a hi-tech cityscape vied with images of cars streaking past the world's largest observation wheel, the Singapore Flyer -- pictures which filled the media and fuelled the appetite for motor sport.
More than 300,000 people poured through the gates over three days, a sell-out, and created a festival atmosphere.
Organisers set up "hawker stalls" offering visitors a taste of authentic Singaporean food while magicians, singers and jugglers entertained the masses.
"It costs a lot of money, the lights, the circuit and the organisation. But it is a great investment for the city. And, of course, it is fantastic for F1. It is, in the best sense of the word, a highlight," Mercedes motorsport vice-president Norbert Haug said.
Even the drivers, a breed of detail-obsessed, nit-picking perfectionists, gave it the thumbs up.
"The track and the facilities here have been phenomenal," championship leader Lewis Hamilton said after finishing third.
"The organisers should be very proud of the job they have done."

Who are these guys anyway, any idea?