The Singapore GP Quiz - The Answers
So how well do you think you've done? Well come this way for those all-important answers...
Wednesday 19 September 2012 10:27, UK
Come this way for those all-important answers for our tricky Singapore Grand Prix quiz.
So how much did you know about the Singapore Grand Prix? 1. In what year did Singapore join the Formula 1 calendar?2008. 2. The race remains the only one in F1 to be held at night under floodlights. What is the local start time for Sunday's GP?
8pm. 3. Fernando Alonso's victory in the inaugural race was tainted by the 'Crashgate' scandal which erupted 12 months later. Which driver was found to have deliberately crashed in order to bring out the safety car to the aid of the sister Renault's race?
Nelson Piquet Jr. 4. Mark Webber retired from that inaugural race while on course for a podium finish. What freak circumstance did Red Bull suspect caused his car's gearbox to fail?
Red Bull suspected that the failure was caused by static electricity produced by a tram which runs underneath the circuit. 5. Felipe Massa's title challenge suffered a major setback in Singapore that year. What happened when he made his first pit stop from the lead?
Ferrari released Massa from his pit box with the fuel hose still attached to his car. 6. What is the name of the infamous drink-themed chicane where Kimi Raikkonen crashed out at in the closing stages of the 2008 race and which Lewis Hamilton in 2010 described as "probably the worst corner I've ever driven in F1"?
The Singapore Sling. 7. With a track length of 5km and race lap count of 61, in dry conditions the Singapore GP is the longest race on the calendar. How long did it take 2011 winner Sebastian Vettel to get from lights to chequered flag? You get a point for getting within 10 minutes either side.
One hour and 59 minutes. 8. Michael Schumacher has never scored a point in two attempts in Singapore. Which driver did he crash into the back of while trying to pass in last year's race?
Sergio Perez. 9. The advanced lighting system erected around the circuit requires 108,423 metres of power cables and 1,600 light projectors. How many times brighter than the floodlights at a football stadium is the final result said to be?
Four times brighter. 10. Why was last year's opening practice session delayed and then shortened from 90 to 60 minutes as a result?
Parts of the kerbing around the circuit had worked their way loose following earlier support races and as a result marshals had to remove the offending pieces from the track. 11. Which driver made his first F1 race start for four years as a replacement for an ill Sakon Yamamoto at HRT in Singapore in 2010?
Christian Klien. 12. Who holds the lap record around the Marina Bay circuit?
Kimi Raikkonen, who set the best time of 1:45.599 while driving for Ferrari in 2008. 13. Which driver came from sixth on the grid to claim what stands as his most recent podium finish in F1 in the 2009 race?
Timo Glock, driving for Toyota. 14. Heikki Kovalainen's race came to a very dramatic conclusion in front of the pit wall in 2010. What happened?
The fuel tank in the Finn's Lotus Racing car caught fire after a collision and after parking up on the inside of the main straight Kovalainen climbed out of his car, found a nearby fire extinguisher and put out the flames himself. 15. The Singapore GP joined the calendar in the same year as which other new 'street' circuit?
Valencia. Let us know how you got on below
