The event takes place in Singapore on the Marina Bay Street Circuit and was the inaugural F1 night race and the first street circuit in Asia. It keeps the drivers on European time, which is very difficult when its light when you are going to bed and night when you wake up.

Marina Bay, Singapore track data

Lap length: 5.065km (3.147 miles)
Race laps: 61
Race distance: 308.828km (191.897 miles)
Pole position:  Right-hand side of the track
Lap record* 1’48.574 (167.941 kph) by Sebastian Vettel, 2013
Fastest lap 1’42.841 (177.303 kph) by Sebastian Vettel, 2013
Maximum speed: 296kph (183.926 mph)
DRS zone/s (race): Pit straight and straight to turn seven
Distance from grid to turn one: 200m

Full throttle: 46%
Longest flat-out section: 832m
Downforce level: Maximum
Gear changes per lap: 80
Fuel use per lap: 1.6kg
Time penalty per lap of fuel: 0.064s

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The F1 circus heads to Brazil for the season finale, Round 2o of a long and grueling season, with the small matter of the FIA World Formula One Drivers’ Championship to be decided. Vettel heads to Brazil with a 13 point lead in the title race. Sebastian is the reigning Formula 1 world champion – the youngest in history.

Biography:

Date of Birth: 03/07/1987
Place of Birth: Heppenheim
Nationality: German
Height: 5′ 9¼” (1.76 m)
Team: Red Bull Racing
World Championships: 2

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