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    The Singapore Grand Prix has a controversial history, with crashes in the 1960s-70s causing deaths and the circuit being closed. When it returned in 2008 as F1's first night race, the difficult conditions led to the infamous "crashgate" scandal where Nelson Piquet Jr. was ordered to crash to help his teammate Fernando Alonso win. While the track continues to provide exciting races, Mercedes drivers Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg currently dominate the championship standings as the 2014 Singapore Grand Prix approaches.

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    The Singapore Grand Prix has a controversial history, with crashes in the 1960s-70s causing deaths and the circuit being closed. When it returned in 2008 as F1's first night race, the difficult conditions led to the infamous "crashgate" scandal where Nelson Piquet Jr. was ordered to crash to help his teammate Fernando Alonso win. While the track continues to provide exciting races, Mercedes drivers Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg currently dominate the championship standings as the 2014 Singapore Grand Prix approaches.

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    The CHESHIREMagazine | Motoring


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    T
    he hot and humid Singapore Grand
    Prix has one of the most interesting
    histories of all the modern F1 races.
    Ofcially launched as the F1
    Championships inaugural night race in 2008, at
    that time the track was also the rst street circuit
    in Asia. Although daytime events had been
    held here back in the 1960s and 70s, the
    notoriously-dangerous track was closed
    following the traumatic events of the 1972 and
    1973 races, when crashes caused the deaths of
    Singaporean driver Lionel Chan and
    Swiss driver Joe Huber.
    Re-launched in 2007 following
    an agreement between Bernie
    Ecclestone and the
    Government of Singapore, F1
    drivers of the 2008 season were
    suddenly faced with a brand-
    new challenge; a night race. Although the track
    was illuminated, the contrast between the
    bright lights and dark shadows caused concerns
    for some teams as to the safety of their drivers,
    especially given the history of the Marina Bay
    Street Circuit, which is littered with accidents.
    The very rst of these new races caused huge
    controversy when, on the fourteenth lap,
    Renault driver Nelson Piquet Jr crashed into
    the circuit wall at turn seventeen. At the time,
    the crash was dubbed an accident and
    explained by the altered driving
    conditions of the difcult night-
    time circuit. However, after being
    unceremoniously dropped from
    the team following a disastrous
    2009 season, Piquet Jr claimed
    his former manager and team
    boss Flavio Briatore had
    ordered him to crash deliberately, in order to
    promote the chances of teammate Fernando
    Alonso. As a result of the incident, Alonso had
    managed to sneak in an extra pit stop before
    the safety car, and went on to win the race
    despite starting back at 15th on the grid. To this
    date, the race-xing scandal of the 2008
    Singapore Grand Prix (dubbed crashgate) is
    one of the most notorious in F1 history,
    resulting in the Renault team being disqualied
    from Formula One, and Briatore being
    suspended from all Formula One and FIA
    (Fdration Internationale de lAutomobile)-
    sanctioned events indenitely (although this
    judgement was later overturned).
    The tracks challenging conditions always
    make for interesting races, so F1 fans will be
    keen to see whether the 2014 Singapore Grand
    Prix will shake up this years Drivers and
    Constructors Championships, currently both
    being dominated by Mercedes. Nico Rosberg
    and Lewis Hamilton are still holding a strong
    lead, boasting 202 and 191 points
    respectively, although Daniel
    Ricciardo, their nearest
    challenger, is making headway
    after a win at the Hungarian
    Grand Prix has brought him
    within 60 points of the two
    leaders. With only eight races
    left in the 2014 season, the
    pressure is on to catch these
    two warring teammates.
    Will Sebastian Vettel
    (currently in sixth place having
    reached the podium only twice this
    season) be able to defend his 2013 victory
    and take the winners spot again to pull ahead
    of Graeme Lawrence (1969, 1970, 1971) as the
    tracks most frequent winner? With the
    Mercedes boys and Vettels Red Bull teammate
    Ricciardo in top form, we doubt it, but watch
    this space its going to be an exciting race.
    This years Singapore Grand Prix takes place 19-21
    September. Sundays race begins at 8pm local time
    (formula1.com)
    F1: after dark
    PREVIOUS
    WINNERS
    2011-2013: Sebastian Vettel
    2008 & 2010: Fernando
    Alonso
    2009: Lewis Hamilton
    ENTERTAINMENT
    Famous for its musical
    entertainment, visitors to this years
    Singapore Grand Prix will not be
    disappointed, with Jennifer Lopez,
    John Legend, Robbie Williams and
    the Pet Shop Boys set to make
    appearances during the
    three-day celebrations.
    Lap Record: 1:48.574 - S Vettel (2013)
    Number of Laps: 61
    Circuit Length: 5.065 km Race Distance: 308.828 km
    As the drivers, teams and fans prepare for the
    2014 Singapore Grand Prix, we look back over
    one of the F1 calendars most dramatic races
    WOR DS : J E NNI F E R MAS ON

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