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As the 2008 Formula 1 season kicked off today with the qualifying round and race in Australia tomorrow, it is an exciting year for fans in Singapore!



Personally, I followed the races on Sundays when they still telecast F1 races on free-to-air channel. But the passion for it slowly died when these sports are shown only on paid cable channels. Hopefully all these will change this year when the race comes to Singapore. The 15th leg of the 2008 F1 Season, it is cool to find details of the Singapore GP on the official Formula One web site! It is interesting to read about what the organisers think about Singapore in the "Destination Guide". Just to highlight a few...

"Singapore is a clean city; in fact it’s so spotless that you can’t buy chewing gum, just in case the temptation to litter the streets is too great." I wouldn't say its spotless lah... no chewing gum is true!

"If you’re a fan of Far Eastern metropolitan life, you’ll love Singapore. There are two renowned shopping/entertainment malls, the Marina Square and Sentosa Island." I always thought Orchard Road is the renowned shopping street. And Sentosa? It's boring leh, at least at the present moment.

"Cast your minds back to 1973, to the last motor race staged in Singapore. Back then, the Singapore Grand Prix was run on public roads for Formula Libre cars, but was axed after deaths in successive years." Bit of history which I wasn't aware of...

I am still contemplating about catching the Singapore GP live or watching it at home in comfort (hopefully they'll air it FREE!!!). The thing about watching at home is that you'll get to catch all those exciting overtaking, hear the commentaries, see the pit-stops, monitor the whole race, and take occasional pee-breaks. But the watching it live... I imagine it'll be exhilarating! Maybe it'll be similar to watching the air show live - Breathtaking! At nearly 400km/hr, I think my hair will stand when they zoom past! Ah, but all of it is still part of my imagination. Maybe I'll sneak thru' to the track and watch the replay on TV. ;op
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