Formula One Historic Race
The highly anticipated Battle By The Bay between Filipe Massa and Lewis Hamilton in the inaugural Formula One night race did not materialize as most fans expected. Instead, it was two-time champion Fernando Alonso who stole the limelight and stamped his name in the history book with an unexpected but nonetheless stunning victory in this eventful first ever night race.
It was a bitter night for Ferrari as they ended the race with no point. Filipe Massa had said earlier that he will pull out all stops to win the race but nobody expected him to literally pull it all off, fuel hose included, in his horribly botched pit-stop.
The incident-packed race served up plenty of treats for the sellout crowd of 100,000 at the Marina Bay street circuit and an estimated worldwide TV audience of 500 million. There were 3 crashes, 2 safety car interventions, several lead changes and that comical pit-lane drama by the Ferrari crew, which saw Filipe Massa surrendered his pole position and eventually lost the race.
While the accolades continue to pour in to Singapore for pulling off such a spectacular show of unprecedented magnitude, I’ve compiled the below 2 videos from TV telecast for the benefits of those who have somehow missed this stunning spectacle.
F1 Blunders and Crashes
[...] Singapore Motorshow 2008 was held over the last two weekends to coincide with Singapore ’s very first Formula One race. This is the first time I attend this biennial event and I must say I came away none too impressed [...]