The most exciting F1 race ever - 2008 Singapore Grand Prix

The most exciting race ever? This is a tough one for me and would be for all the F1 Fanatics out there. But to be honest, I do have one Race in my mind that i can never forget. Not because of the track technicalities but because of the sheer thrill and exhilaration and certain incidents that happened during the race.

For this, I would like to take you back to the Autumn of 2008. The Marina Bay Street Circuit of Singapore, Formula One's first ever night race was proclaimed into the life of each and every F1 fan. The weather was optimum for a perfect F1 night to be staged.

Every thing was going smooth with Massa in the lead, followed by Lewis H. and Kimi R. respectively, when all of a sudden on lap 15 Nelson Piquet Jr. lost control of his car at Raffles Avenue's turn 17 and hit the wall. The safety car came out and, once the pit-lane opened three laps later, in came a procession of tank-empty cars - including race leader, Ferrari's Felipe Massa.

The next thing that happened has made this race evidently memorable for me.
Massa prematurely left the pit box with his fuel hose still attached and dropped to last place. He was just a point behind Hamilton before this race and could have taken a huge mental advantage for the next 3 races by topping the standings.But this incident deprived him of a top spot in the driver's championship standings.



To this day, this race is etched in my mind and i believe that i haven't seen a race so far that can match the excitement, vigor and ruthlessness of the 2008 Singapore Grand Prix.

F1- The Times are changing.

My love for F1 can be established from the fact that i have been following it from the past 6 years. The first time i followed a full season of F1 circuit racing ,Fernando Alonso lifted the Drivers Championship.

Now a days, you only see Jenson or Sebastian waving their hands to him and saying, "So long ,my friend" . I Don't really remember if these two people even qualified for the 2nd qualifier 5 years back. Anyhow, Leaving the "champions" aside, Let me portray to you my "LOVE" for F1.

To me ,F1 is like that dose of medicine that I've got to take every week,every day, every hour, Without which,i may not live well . So all in all, the thrill of speed ,the crashes,the mind bending tracks,the sweaty pit crew,Tires screeching the roads and not to forget, the pit girls *sigh* are some of the things that have kept me alive all this while and have kept my heart pumping.



To hear that our own country,India is hosting a F1 race was like a moment that we all Indian would have been proud of. I too ,was ecstatic to hear about the new track like the whole country. It was like an opportunity of a lifetime for me and all us F1 addicts to watch it LIVE!

I hope that this amazing sport becomes a more popular and main stream sport in India and more people from India indulge in professional F1 Racing rather than just trying to make a name locally by participating in local rallies. Kudos to Dr. Vijay Mallya and Kingfisher for trying to bring in a change in the Indian Sport Circle.Also, i believe that F1 deserves a larger fan base in India,not that people forcefully get drawn towards it,but just give it a chance and you'll fall for the thrill of your life @350Kmph, like i did.