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Marina Bay Street Circuit

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Marina Bay Street Circuit
Location Singapore
Active from N/A - present
Major events FIA Formula One
Singapore Grand Prix
Surface N/A
Length 3.15 mi (5.073 km)
Turns 23
Lap record 1:45.599 (Template:Country flagicon Kimi Räikkönen, Ferrari, 2008, class)

The Marina Bay Street Circuit (otherwise known as the Singapore GP Street Circuit) is a street circuit around the city state's [[Marina Bay and is the venue for the Singapore Grand Prix.<ref>{{#if: Singapore confirms 2008 night race 

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The circuit is designed by KBR, Inc.,<ref>Template:Citation/core{{#if:|}}</ref> a modification of the original one first proposed by Hermann Tilke.<ref>{{#if: Singapore to host F1 Grand Prix next year 

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Characteristics

On the day of confirmation of the Singapore Grand Prix in the 2008 Formula One season, a routemap was published.<ref>{{#if: It's on! Formula One race is coming to Singapore in 2008 

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The track then goes onto the Anderson Bridge, past the Fullerton Hotel and make a tight left turn to Esplanade Drive beside the Merlion Park. It joins Raffles Avenue and cut right after the Esplanade to the front of The Float at Marina Bay and return to the pit area via another temporary road around the Singapore Flyer. The track layout is unique in that in between turns 18 and 19, the cars race underneath a section of grandstand of the Floating Platform.

The track was widely criticised by F1 drivers to be excessively bumpy, resulting in a very unforgiving circuit, especially given the hot and humid conditions of the Singapore climate. World championship leader Lewis Hamilton commented that it was twice as hard to negotiate as the more famous Monaco street circuit, and unexpectedly physical - requiring double the amount of energy over a single lap as compared to the Monaco circuit.<ref>{{#if: Singapore F1 track too bumpy, drivers complain 

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Several drivers, including Sébastien Bourdais and Fernando Alonso, expressed their concern about the high and harsh kerbs at the turn 13 hairpin and the chicane at turn 10 of the street circuit. Ferrari's Felipe Massa compared the kerbs akin to "little tortoises that would wreck the car if you get something wrong".<ref>{{#if: F1 drivers largely happy with the Singapore track, apart from the tortoises 

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The entry of the pit lane, which begins at the penultimate corner of the 23-turn layout, was deemed to be "difficult and incredibly dangerous" by several drivers due to the fast nature of the corners where they were situated.<ref>{{#if: Singapore pit-lane is 'incredibly dangerous' 

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In March 2009, three of the circuit's corners were given names after a competition amongst local F1 fans to submit ideas. Turn 1 was named Sheares after Benjamin Henry Sheares, the second president of Singapore; Turn 7 was named Memorial due to its proximity to a Second World War civilian memorial; and Turn 10 was named Singapore Sling.<ref>{{#if: New corner names for Singapore Grand Prix circuit 

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In January 2010, it was reported that race organisers were considering changes to the circuit for the 2011 season.<ref>{{#if: Singapore considering layout changes 

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See also

Formula One circuits

Current circuits
(2010 season)
Bahrain • Melbourne • Sepang • Shanghai • Barcelona (Catalunya) • Monte Carlo • Istanbul • Montreal • Valencia • Silverstone • Hockenheim • Hungaroring • Spa • Monza • Marina Bay • Suzuka • Yeongam • Interlagos • Yas Marina

Former Circuits: A1-Ring (Österreichring) • Adelaide • Aida • Ain-Diab • Aintree • Anderstorp • AVUS • Brands Hatch • Bremgarten • Buenos Aires • Caesars Palace • Clermont-Ferrand • Dallas • Detroit • Dijon • Donington Park • East London • Estoril • Fuji • Imola • Indianapolis • Jacarepaguá • Jarama • Jerez • Kyalami • Le Mans • Long Beach • Magny-Cours • Mexico City • Monsanto • Montjuïc • Mont-Tremblant • Mosport Park • Nivelles-Baulers • Nürburgring • Oporto • Paul Ricard • Pedralbes • Pescara • Phoenix • Reims • Riverside • Rouen • Sebring • Watkins Glen • Zandvoort • Zeltweg • Zolder

External links

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