Singapore F1 Track Revealed!!

Gazelle SG · 2007-04-13T11:16:34+00:00

I cannot wait! I wish it was race day tmr

Gazelle SG

Although a deal has yet to be struck the planning for the street circuit in Singapore is well advanced with Hermann Tilke's engineering team having now come up with a masterplan for the track, although the actual layout came from Singapore itself. It is clear from this that there will need to be considerable work done to construct a pit and paddock area in what is currently the Marina Promenade Park. If all goes to plan this will lead down to the vast Singapore Flyer, a Ferris wheel that will dominate the entire area. The track will go around this and then turn right and left to get on to Raffles Avenue from where it will run up to the junction with Esplanade Drive, where there will be a hairpin which will send the cars south across to the bridge to the Fullerton Hotel. The parallel bridge will be used for grandstands. In front of the Fullerton Hotel the track will turn to the right and cross the Singapore River to the Empress Place development and the Civic District. The track will then turn right down St Andrew's Road, passing City Hall and St Andrew's Cathedral. It will then go through an fast right-left onto Beach Road and will skirt around War Memorial Park, with the Raffles Hotel Complex on the left. It will then go down Raffles Boulevard before turning left into the Suntec City development at Temasek Boulevard. This will take the cars up to the circle in the centre of Suntec City. They will then go round the circle and exit on Temasek Avenue, back down to Raffles Boulevard, where a 90-degree lefthander will take the circuit under the motorway and back into the Marina Promenade Park.

lpx88 SG

Did they say if its night race or not?

Gazelle SG

Logically speaking, I think singapore should avoid a night race for the 1st race because there will a very step learning curve for the organiser.

According to the latest news is that they are planning a race to start at around 5pm and end by 7pm. I think that is a great timing compare to having a race around midnight.

jay_rocks SG

100 rounds? cauz i think it would be very short dist.

deathscythe99 SG

Wow! Seems nice!

Though I think Suntec will be like closed from ALL traffic for the race, which might lead to some *ahem* problems for the retailers...

On top of that some road works have to be done around the Suntec area? I think it was quite bumpy there...and protection around the fountain also!

The sharp turn @ the Fullerton is cool Wink

Gazelle SG

A global event like this will definitely benefit the retailers, because an F1 event is a major marketing tool for singapore, and this will mean that more tourists will come to singapore not just for F1, but for singapore as a tourist destination.

This is all about packaging with F1, tour agents around that world will be able to package F1 with Singapore flyer, Universal Studio, Dreamworks, whale Shark, marina sand, shopping, Chili crab etc etc...

Gazelle SG

The track is not that short and definitely longer than Monaco. I think it should be around 60 laps.

sand king SG

I cannot wait! Mr. Green

I wish it was race day tmr Laughing