The Formula 1 World Championship returns to Asia next weekend when the cars take to the Marina Bay street circuit in Singapore. It's the only night race on the 2013 calendar; such is the unique mental and physical challenge of the Singapore Grand Prix that Vodafone McLaren Mercedes driver Jenson Button calls it 'a modern-day classic'.The race starts at 8.00pm (local time), two hours after darkness has fallen over the city-state, and it's usually the longest grand prix of the year in terms of time - a consequence of the circuit's slow average speed (149km/h) and the regular deployment of the Safety Car (statistically speaking, it's been deployed for a minimum of four laps every year!). The...
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