2009 F1 Singapore Grand Prix puts the lights out
Round 14 of the 2009 F1 season resumes in Singapore where the lights will be out and the excitement will be at a fever pitch.
The 2009 F1 Singapore Grand Prix is the only night race you’ll get to see this season. It is staged on an exciting 5.067-kilometre (3.148-mile) street track in the heart of the colorful and cosmopolitan city.
Jenson Button arrives at the city’s picturesque Marina Bay with a reduced 14-point lead over teammate and title rival Rubens Barrichello, while Sebastian Vettel, who is 26 points adrift of Button, will be hoping that the Brawn drivers slip up.
McLaren-Mercedes will introduce their last major upgrade package of the year and the circuit should suit the MP4-24 as Lewis Hamilton targets his second win of the season.
The Singapore Grand Prix has become one of the most anticipated races of the F1 calendar and this weekend, the bright lights of the city’s financial center in the background will definitely give the race a unique atmosphere.
”It’s a very physical circuit, more than I expected, actually,” says 2008 world champion Lewis Hamilton. ”You need to put a lot of work into the car to get a good lap, I’d say it requires double the energy of Monaco over a single lap. One lap around here is like two laps of Monaco!”
”The visibility is great and you don’t really feel you are driving at night with all the lights on the track,” adds Ferrari’s Kimi Raikkonen.
The track and pitlane will be lit by 1,500 light projectors with 2,000-watt halide lights, which will be spaced four meters apart and situated 10 meters above the ground. They will generate a luminosity of 3,000 lux, which is four times brighter than a sports stadium.
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Jenson Button 6-5
Lewis Hamilton 8-1
Felipe Massa 8-1
Fernando Alonso 14-1
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Jenson Button Singapore Grand Prix
