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TWO more categories of Formula One (F1) tickets have been sold out, taking the total to four as demand for seats to the 2009 Singapore Grand Prix revved up over the past three days since 1,000 seats were added.
By last night, all three-day walkabout and Esplanade Waterfront Grandstand tickets had been bought. The other sold-out categories are Sunday and Saturday single-day walkabout tickets.
Race promoter Singapore GP said the largest grandstand - the Bay Grandstand with more than 20,000 seats - is selling well too and all seats are expected to be gone by early next week.
There are 13 categories of tickets, with 83,000 tickets per day for this year's three-day event from Sept 25-27. Eighty two per cent have been taken up so far. Last year, 100,000 people attended the inaugural Singapore Grand Prix.
Singapore GP said there has been 'a healthy number of transactions' since it made an extra 1,000 race seats available.
With just three weeks to go for the event, more people are buying later and closer to the race date, it added.
Recent strong coverage of F1 news and local events also seems to have boosted interest.
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</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>For example, the Renault team has been embroiled in a possible cheating scandal involving last year's Singapore race. It has been alleged that its former driver Nelson Piquet Jr was told to crash his car to allow team-mate and former world champion Fernando Alonso to eventually take the chequered flag.
F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone has been quoted on the possibility of the French manufacturer pulling out of F1 over the saga.
Local social events like F1 parties have also featured prominently in the media, raising awareness.
The latest update on strong ticket sales follows earlier news that demand surged in the past few weeks. As a result, Singapore GP said on Tuesday that it would add a total 1,000 seats to the Pit and Turn 3 grandstands. This is possible because the seating within the Marina Bay Street Circuit is built to order.
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By last night, all three-day walkabout and Esplanade Waterfront Grandstand tickets had been bought. The other sold-out categories are Sunday and Saturday single-day walkabout tickets.
Race promoter Singapore GP said the largest grandstand - the Bay Grandstand with more than 20,000 seats - is selling well too and all seats are expected to be gone by early next week.
There are 13 categories of tickets, with 83,000 tickets per day for this year's three-day event from Sept 25-27. Eighty two per cent have been taken up so far. Last year, 100,000 people attended the inaugural Singapore Grand Prix.
Singapore GP said there has been 'a healthy number of transactions' since it made an extra 1,000 race seats available.
With just three weeks to go for the event, more people are buying later and closer to the race date, it added.
Recent strong coverage of F1 news and local events also seems to have boosted interest.
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F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone has been quoted on the possibility of the French manufacturer pulling out of F1 over the saga.
Local social events like F1 parties have also featured prominently in the media, raising awareness.
The latest update on strong ticket sales follows earlier news that demand surged in the past few weeks. As a result, Singapore GP said on Tuesday that it would add a total 1,000 seats to the Pit and Turn 3 grandstands. This is possible because the seating within the Marina Bay Street Circuit is built to order.
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