Lewis Hamilton will put his slender championship lead on the line on Sunday as the Formula 1 circus will race under the lights of the Marina Bay Street Circuit in Singapore. A technical, bumpy and unforgiving circuit, the Marina Bay track has played host ... ( read original story ...)
Verstappen fastest in final Singapore GP practice
SINGAPORE (AP) — Red Bull continued to dominate at the Singapore Grand Prix, with Max Verstappen posting the fastest time in the third and final practice ahead of qualifying later Saturday. Daniel Ricciardo, Verstappen's Red Bull teammate, had been ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Army officer dies in armoured vehicle crash on Queensland coast
A 21-year-old Singaporean military officer has died in an armoured vehicle crash during an exercise along Queensland's central coast. Singapore's Ministry for Defence confirmed Third Sergeant Chan Hiang Cheng Gavin was involved in a "vehicular incident" at ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Grand Prix: Max Verstappen quickest in third practice
Qualifying and the race are live on 5 live, sports extra and the BBC Sport website Red Bull's Max Verstappen headed title contenders Sebastian Vettel and Lewis Hamilton in a tight final practice session at the Singapore Grand Prix. The Dutchman was 0.072 ... ( read original story ...)
Ricciardo tops both Singapore GP practices in record times
SINGAPORE (AP) — Red Bull showed it might have the form to contend for victory at the Singapore Grand Prix, with Daniel Ricciardo beating his lap record again in the second practice on Friday. Ricciardo had already crushed his lap record from last year ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore GP: Daniel Ricciardo top with Lewis Hamilton fourth
Red Bull's Daniel Ricciardo headed the times in first practice at the Singapore Grand Prix as championship leader Lewis Hamilton was fourth fastest. Ricciardo led Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel by 0.109 seconds, with Max Verstappen third quickest in the other ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore secures F1 future until 2021
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The Singapore Grand Prix is set to stay on the Formula One calendar until 2021, the sport and race organizers confirmed on Friday, after agreeing a four-year contract extension. Sunday’s race in the city-state would otherwise have ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore will host Formula One races until 2021
"We are incredibly happy to announce this extension and very proud of our partnership," F1 chief executive Chase Carey said at a news conference at the racetrack. "The Singapore race is clearly a signature event, the spectacular skyline of Singapore lit up ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore extends Formula One contract until 2021
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore has agreed with Formula One on a deal that will keep the Singapore Grand Prix on the sport’s calendar until 2021, Formula One said in a statement said on Friday. The Singapore Grand Prix joined the Formula One calendar in ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Grand Prix: F1 trips the light fantastic
A few years ago, I was interviewing a chef in Singapore on F1 qualifying day and he insisted I try his wagu steaks. It would be rude not to etc etc. Not one but two of the biggest bits of high-end meat I’ve ever seen – these were xxx-rated – appeared ... ( read original ...
Singapore Grand Prix faces threat from Thailand, China
SINGAPORE: For most, a 10th anniversary is an occasion fit for celebration but, for the 2017 Formula One (F1) Singapore Grand Prix, festivities for this milestone are muted amid a future shrouded in uncertainty. The world’s first and only night street ... ( read original story ...)
Vettel relying on Singapore experience to regain F1 lead
SINGAPORE — With the Singapore street circuit suited to Ferrari, Sebastian Vettel is hoping to reclaim the Formula One championship lead from Lewis Hamilton this weekend. Vettel secured six straight podiums on Singapore’s floodlit Marina Bay street ... ( read original story ...)
Two people confirmed dead after tanker and dredger collide off Singapore
SINGAPORE -- An oil tanker and a dredger collided in Singapore waters Wednesday, capsizing the dredger and leaving two dead and three crew members missing, authorities said. Divers recovered the two bodies from the partially submerged dredger, the Maritime ... ( read original story ...)
Anger as Singapore gets first female president without a vote
SINGAPORE: Singapore got its first female president Wednesday, but the milestone was overshadowed by criticism that her selection was undemocratic after she was handed the job without a vote. Halimah Yacob, a former speaker of parliament from the Muslim ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore names first woman president, raising eyebrows over election process
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore named a former speaker of parliament as the multicultural city-state’s first woman president on Wednesday while critics expressed dismay that other candidates were disqualified and the election went uncontested. Aiming to ... ( read original story ...)
Tanker, dredger collide off Singapore; 2 dead, 3 missing
An oil tanker and a dredger collided in Singapore waters Wednesday, capsizing the dredger and leaving two dead and three crew members missing, authorities said. Divers recovered the two bodies from the partially submerged dredger, the Maritime and Port ... ( read original story ...)