Singapore Grand Prix Formula 1 Night Race 2022

Singapore Grand Prix Formula 1 Night Race 2022

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Singapore Grand Prix Formula 1 Night Race 2022, Source Credits: Singapore Grand Prix

The Singapore Grand Prix Formula 1 Night Race 2022 is a motor race, part of the annual Formula 1 World Championships, which takes place on the Marina Bay Street Circuit, with the area surrounding it known as the Circuit Park. Making a return after being cancelled in 2020 and 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Singapore Grand Prix Formula 1 Night Race 2022 is a highly anticipated sporting and entertainment event, a 'high-risk, high-return' showcase for Singapore's recovering economy, held across 30th September till 2nd October 2022.

Driver Sergio Perez of Oracle Red Bull Racing won 1st place in this leg of the race, beating out teamate Max Verstappen, favourites Charles Leclerc of Scuderia Ferrari, Lewis Hamilton of Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team, and Sebastian Vettel of Aston Martin Aramco Cognizant F1 Team.

2022 Formula 1 Singapore Airlines Singapore Grand Prix Signage

Colourful Race Car

Colourful Race Car

#F1NightRace

Marina Bay Street Circuit

Marina Bay Otter Family

The Wharf Stage

The Padang Stage

Official Merchandise Store

Colourful Ocean Life Art Exhibit

2022 Singapore Grand Prix Formula 1 Winner, Sergio Perez of Oracle Red Bull Racing

Title sponsor of the Singapore Grand Prix Formula 1 Night Race 2022, Singapore Airlines had lined up several fun activities at their booth in Zone 4, including an F1 Racing Simulator, Blazepods, and a Baton Agility Challenge. The Formula 1 E-Sports booth opposite them in Zone 4 also drew a long queue, with many looking to try out the official Formula 1 video game and the Virtual Grand Prix.

Singapore Airlines

Formula 1 E-Sports

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Sponsor Heineken had several bars around the circuit, offering the perfect way to cool off from the heat of the day, I visited them in both Zone 1 and Zone 4. The ice cold Beer Heineken Silver (SGD $14) was so refreshing, while the Cocktail Whisky Coke (SGD $15) was properly stiff and strong with boozy herbal earthy sweet woody flavour.

Beer Heineken Silver (SGD $14)

Cocktail Whisky Coke (SGD $15)

The Big Boy Franks food truck in Zone 1 drew long queues each night, with folks hungry for their hot dogs and burgers. The Just A Big Boy Hot Dog (Event Price SGD $12, Usual Price SGD $10.50) featured a tender juicy snappy sausage (beef or chicken, I got beef), sandwiched within crisp fluffy hot dog bread buns, generously glazed with creamy mayonnaise and rich nacho cheese sauce. Each messy bite gets you a bold smoky meaty savoury salty bready sweet milky cheesy flavour, yum. Size of the hot dog is roughly larger than an average open palm. Enjoyable, but so messy. Worth ordering!

Big Boy Franks

Just A Big Boy Hot Dog (Event Price SGD $12, Usual Price SGD $10.50)

Just A Big Boy Hot Dog

Just A Big Boy Hot Dog

The Smoke And Smoulder pop-up stall in Zone 1 offered the best meal I had at the Singapore Grand Prix Formula 1 Night Race 2022. The Philly Cheese Steak Roll (SGD $15) was so good. The crisp outside, soft inside, warm baguette bread roll is filled with tender juicy pulled beef flank, topped with rich nacho cheese sauce, garnished with crisp spring onions. Bite in, and you get lovely meaty savoury bready sweet vegetal salty cheesy flavour. Incredibly yummy and satisfying, I wish they had a regular stall I could visit. Highly recommended!

Smoke And Smoulder

Philly Cheese Steak Roll (SGD $15)

Philly Cheese Steak Roll

Philly Cheese Steak Roll

Named for the Japanese fire god, the Kaguzuchi team dazzled with their fire show, roaming between Zone 1 and Zone 4.

Kaguzuchi, Source Credits: Singapore Grand Prix

Kaguzuchi

Kaguzuchi

Kaguzuchi

Kaguzuchi

The performers from Brazilian Fantasy brought exuberant dance moves, high energy, and stunning costumes, to the streets, roaming between Zone 1 and Zone 4.

Brazilian Fantasy, Source Credits: Singapore Grand Prix

Brazilian Fantasy

Brazilian Fantasy

Brazilian Fantasy

Brazilian Fantasy

The Malaysian heavy metal rock legends Wings, led by frontman and vocalist Ahmad Azhar 'Awie' Bin Othman, brought a high-octane, power packed segment of heavy metal rock songs to the Padang Stage in Zone 4. Real rock out, with Kamarullizam 'Syam' Bin Kamarudin on main guitar, Edri 'Edrie' Bin Hashim on second guitar, Samsaidi 'Eddie' Bin Ulong Idris on bass, and Azmi 'Black' Bin Hashim on drums.

Wings, Source Credits: Singapore Grand Prix

Wings

Wings

Wings

Wings

An indie-folk-pop outfit, American band Bandits On The Run comprises guitarist and suitcase drummer Adrian Blake Enscoe, cellist and multi-instrumentalist Sydney Torin Shepherd, and accordionist Regina Strayhorn. Themed around mischievous railway criminals of old, the fun-loving group’s signature three-part harmonic voices and sound defies musical genres, spanning shades of motown to electronic-pop to folk-soul to punk-rock, powerful and alluring all at once. Held at Zone 4, Esplanade Outdoor Theatre, this was a very enjoyable performance!

Bandits On The Run, Source Credits: Singapore Grand Prix

Bandits On The Run

Bandits On The Run

Bandits On The Run

Bandits On The Run

Singaporean hip-hop rapper Pek Jin Shen, better known by his stage name Shigga Shay, together with the Grizzle Grind Crew, brought the beats to the bay at Zone 4, Esplanade Outdoor Theatre. The team that took the stage included disc jockey / DJ Dhanish Nair 'DJ NashD', rapper singer Lineath Rajendran 'Lineath', beatboxer rapper singer Lim Jia Kang 'Zadon', and more. Infectious, quirky, playful lyrics in their raps.

ShiGGa Shay & Grizzle Grind Crew, Source Credits: Time Out

ShiGGa Shay & Grizzle Grind Crew

ShiGGa Shay & Grizzle Grind Crew

ShiGGa Shay & Grizzle Grind Crew

ShiGGa Shay & Grizzle Grind Crew

Singaporean singer-songwriter guitarist Chua Yun Juan, better known by her stage name iNCH Chua, together with The Metric System band, brought their signature acoustic-folk, electronic-pop, alternative-rock riffs to the stage at Zone 4, Downtown Stage. The team that took the stage included Mark John Hariman on guitar, Tim De Cotta on bass, and more. A jumping rock out.

iNCH Chua & The Metric System, Source Credits: Today Online

iNCH Chua & The Metric System

iNCH Chua & The Metric System

iNCH Chua & The Metric System

iNCH Chua & The Metric System

The Greenwood Fish Market pop-up stall in Zone 4 had decent takeaway snacks, though I expected better from this premium seafood restaurant brand. Their Home Made Fish Cake (SGD $14) was generous and filling, with large fillets of battered cream dory fish, crisp outside and soft moist inside, with lovely sweet savoury salty flavour. The medium-cut potato chips were fluffy and crisp, with decent starchy salty savoury flavour. Paired with creamy tartar sauce and lemon juice which lends bright tangy sour zesty notes, although there was also supposed to be a peanut sauce. Worth ordering!

Greenwood Fish Market

Home Made Fish Cake (SGD $14)

Home Made Fish Cake

Home Made Fish Cake

Caught the Formula 1 practice session, with teams acclimatising to the track, the cars, and the weather.

Marina Bay Street Circuit From Above, Source Credits: Singapore Grand Prix

Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Car, Source Credits: Singapore Grand Prix

Grammy-nominated disc jockey / DJ Marshmello, secretly Christopher Comstock, and one of the world's most streamed, followed, and viewed artists, brought a high-energy party to round off Day 1 at the Padang Stage in Zone 4. The innovative Marshmello seamlessly spun some of his iconic tunes with his signature groove-oriented, synth, bass-heavy electronic dance music.

Marshmello, Source Credits: Forbes

Marshmello Logo

Marshmello

Marshmello

Marshmello

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Decided to stop by the Shabestan pop-up stall in Zone 4 for a bite. The Falafel Kebab (SGD $15) was decent, nothing to shout about, with a healthy and wholesome feel, albeit slightly dry. Thankfully, the Cocktail Vodka Orange (SGD $14) helped, with its boozy tangy zesty sweet sour flavour, so refreshing and strong. Worth ordering!

Shabestan

Cocktail Vodka Orange (SGD $14)

Falafel Kebab (SGD $15)

Falafel Kebab

The 2nd best meal I had at the Singapore Grand Prix Formula 1 Night Race 2022, was at the Smash Grill pop-up stall in Zone 4. The Fish And Chips (SGD $16) had small chunky boneless snapper fish fillets, coated in a thin crisp batter, while the fish meat within remains moist, flaky, and tender. Bite in and you get lovely sweet savoury salty flavour, yum. The crisp thin shoestring potato fries were piping hot with starchy salty savoury flavour, so good. Washed it down with a Mocktail Mint Lemonade Cooler (SGD $8), whose minty herbal tangy zesty sour sweet flavour was so refreshing. Highly recommended!

Smash Grill

Mocktail Mint Lemonade Cooler (SGD $8)

Fish And Chips (SGD $16)

Fish And Chips

The Merlion Light Show offered a dazzling and colourful display of lights projected onto the iconic statue.

Merlion Light Show

Merlion Light Show

Merlion Light Show

Merlion Light Show

The American hip-hop rap-pop band, The Black Eyed Peas, brought a foot-stomping party to the Padang Stage in Zone 4. With singer-songwriter rapper William James Adams Junior 'will.i.am', rapper singer Allan Pineda Lindo 'apl.de.ap', rapper disc jockey / DJ Jaime Luis Gomez 'Taboo Nawasha', and newest member singer Jessica Reynoso 'J. Rey Soul', they showcased some of their most popular chart-topping hit songs. Even wet weather and a muddy field couldn't hold back the party people.

Black Eyed Peas, Source Credits: Singapore Grand Prix

Black Eyed Peas

Black Eyed Peas

will.i.am

apl.de.ap

Taboo

J. Rey Soul

Black Eyed Peas

After browsing the extensive menu at the Jia He Chinese Restaurant pop-up stall in Zone 4, decided to settle for the safest, least messy, hand-held item; their BBQ Pork Wrapped In Soft Buns (SGD $10). This featured fluffy soft wheat buns, filled with tender succulent soy braised barbecued pork belly and crisp lettuce. With a decent ratio of fat to lean meat for the pork belly, the combination resulted in enticing meaty salty savoury fatty vegetal bready sweet flavour. Good!

Jia He Chinese Restaurant

BBQ Pork Wrapped In Soft Buns (SGD $10)

BBQ Pork Wrapped In Soft Buns

BBQ Pork Wrapped In Soft Buns

The Phat Fingers Korean Fried Chicken pop-up stall in Zone 4 intrigued me with its long queue, so I decided to get something to try. The Korean Spicy Chicken Tenders (SGD $12 for 6 pieces) was coated in their signature yangnyeom sauce, and the chicken tenders were crisp outside and tender inside in texture. The thick yangnyeom sauce carried bright sweet spicy flavour, with the fiery heat starting as a tingle, and lingering as you eat, building to a potent burn. Super shiok. Highly recommended!

Phat Fingers Korean Fried Chicken

Korean Spicy Chicken Tenders (SGD $12 for 6 pieces)

Korean Spicy Chicken Tenders

Korean Spicy Chicken Tenders

Caught the qualifying race on Race TV, the live broadcast on screens around the event venue. Driver Charles Leclerc of Scuderia Ferrari won pole position, but I was glad to see Lewis Hamilton of Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team place third, a strong showing.

Race TV

Race TV

Silver Arrow

Race TV

Award-winning, best-selling Irish boyband Westlife brought their easy-listening pop-folk songs to round off Day 2 at the Padang Stage in Zone 4. With co-lead singer Shane Steven Filan, tenor Nicholas Bernard James Adam Byrne Junior 'Nicky', bass Kian John Francis Egan, and co-lead singer Markus Michael Patrick Feehily 'Mark', they got the crowd singing along to their hit singles from the early 2000s. A nostalgic experience.