Singapore Grand Prix Archives

5 Cheap Late Night Eats Near the Singapore Grand Prix

If you’re reading this, you’re probably heading to the 2016 Singapore Grand Prix in about three weeks from now. I’m looking forward to it as well.

For visitors, there is no lack of options around the city for breakfast and lunch, and the race organisers bring a good variety of street food vendors and celebrity restaurants to the circuit grounds. However, the race and practice sessions end well after most of the food outlets and restaurants downtown close for the day. If you spend the rest of the evening partying or autograph hunting, even the food stalls around the circuit will be closed by the time you’re done. Operating on European time has its downsides.

I’ve put together a handy guide to 5 places near the circuit that operate well into the small hours. While none of them would feature on a racing driver’s diet list, the selection should please most fans no matter where they hail from. Best of all, a single dish from these places rarely exceeds S$20. You can walk or use Uber or Grab to get a ride and satisfy those hunger pangs. [Read on]

McLaren Fan Blog: 2014 Singapore GP

For this season’s Singapore Grand Prix, the McLaren F1 team nominated me to write the fan blog. My post is up on their website! ‘Chuffed’ doesn’t begin to describe the feeling. I would like to thank the team publicly for the opportunity to share my experience with a wider audience.

Here’s the first bit

It has been six years since the first Formula 1 race was held in Singapore, but I am not tired of being a part of it. The Formula 1 world does not seem to tire of returning either, judging by the excited social media updates that I read in the week preceding the Grand Prix, and it is easy to see why…

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5 Singapore GP Tips No One Talks About

The Formula 1 in my home city is just three days away! Tickets collected, ear plugs packed, you’ve read the suggestions on the Singapore GP web page and you’re ready for the weather. What could go wrong?

Having attended all the Singapore GP’s held thus far, I’d like to offer my favourite tips to those race fans who are looking to maximise their enjoyment of the race and minimise the frustration (and one for those who want to avoid the event entirely). Do comment if you’d like my advice on other matters related to attending the race! [Read on]

How To Get F1 Autographs Like a Pro

With the Formula 1 circus coming to town this weekend, racing fans won’t get a better chance to meet their idols. I’ve seen it go awfully wrong several times over the last 6 seasons, so here are some tips on getting lucky.

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A Lap of the Singapore Grand Prix on Foot

In ten days, the lights will go out to start the Formula 1 Singapore Grand Prix. In just over a week, the first practice sessions will take place on the streets right in the heart of the city-state. Right now, I’m ampped!

I attended every edition of this race faithfully for the last six seasons, and I spent good money that could have gone towards another holiday on watching the racing up close. This year will be no different. A world-class race that the F1 circus enjoys attending and that I could easily commute to via public transport is one of the few things that make me happy to live here.

One of my favourite things to do in the days leading up to the race is to walk the Marina Bay street circuit and see it take shape around me, and it is entirely possible up to midnight on Wednesday evening. A section around the paddock will be off-limits but I can still see the corners up-close and admire the landmarks from the middle of the street, which would be suicide at any other time of the year! [Read on]