This year will mark 10 editions of Formula One racing at the Marina Bay Street Circuit. Here are 10 of the most memorable moments of F1’s first night race since it began in 2008.

The biggest controversy at the Singapore Grand Prix occurred in the very first race. What seemed like an innocuous crash by Renault’s Nelson Piquet Jr at Turn 17 turned out to be an elaborate ploy to gain race advantage for his team-mate Fernando Alonso, who won the race.

A monumental error by Ferrari as they botched a pit-stop refuel for Felipe Massa, leaving the fuel hose still attached to the car as it was exiting the pit garages. The error cost the Brazilian a shot at winning the inaugural race. He lost the title by one point.

The Singapore Grand Prix’s after-race concerts have seen top pop stars such as Beyonce entertaining thousands of fans at the Padang.

Lotus’ Heikki Kovalainen using a fire extinguisher to douse the flames on his race car, in one of the more dramatic car malfunctions at the Singapore Grand Prix.

The triple-apex “Singapore Sling” Turn 10 gave drivers and fans heart-pounding moments, such as when Sauber’s Kamui Kobayashi went airborne and crashed at the tricky chicane during qualifying. Since 2013, it has been a “flowing left-bender”.

An unsatisfactory end for F1 legend Michael Schumacher as he crashed out in his Mercedes in his final Singapore race after colliding with Toro Rosso’s Jean-Paul Vergne near

Turn Eight.

There were four winners in nine years of racing at the Marina Bay circuit, and Sebastian Vettel is the biggest winner with four titles (2011, 2012, 2013, 2015).

Briton Yogvitam Pravin Dhokia was jailed six weeks for climbing past the barricades near Turn 13 and onto the race circuit, as the race cars zoomed past dangerously during the race.

A monitor lizard lumbered across the track after Turn Three during the third free practice of the 2016 race, surprising a few drivers such as Red Bull’s Max Verstappen.

A hair-raising moment as a safety steward barely managed to dodge the race-leading Nico Rosberg and the chasing pack at Turn One.

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This year will mark 10 editions of Formula One racing at the Marina Bay Street Circuit. Here are 10 of the most memorable moments of F1’s first night race since it began in 2008.

A monumental error by Ferrari as they botched a pit-stop refuel for Felipe Massa, leaving the fuel hose still attached to the car as it was exiting the pit garages. The error cost the Brazilian a shot at winning the inaugural race. He lost the title by one point.

The biggest controversy at the Singapore Grand Prix occurred in the very first race. What seemed like an innocuous crash by Renault’s Nelson Piquet Jr at Turn 17 turned out to be an elaborate ploy to gain race advantage for his team-mate Fernando Alonso, who won the race.

The Singapore Grand Prix’s after-race concerts have seen top pop stars such as Beyonce entertaining thousands of fans at the Padang.

Lotus’ Heikki Kovalainen using a fire extinguisher to douse the flames on his race car, in one of the more dramatic car malfunctions at the Singapore Grand Prix.

The triple-apex “Singapore Sling” Turn 10 gave drivers and fans heart-pounding moments, such as when Sauber’s Kamui Kobayashi went airborne and crashed at the tricky chicane during qualifying. Since 2013, it has been a “flowing left-bender”.

An unsatisfactory end for F1 legend Michael Schumacher as he crashed out in his Mercedes in his final Singapore race after colliding with Toro Rosso’s Jean-Paul Vergne near

Turn Eight.

Briton Yogvitam Pravin Dhokia was jailed six weeks for climbing past the barricades near Turn 13 and onto the race circuit, as the race cars zoomed past dangerously during the race.

There were four winners in nine years of racing at the Marina Bay circuit, and Sebastian Vettel is the biggest winner with four titles (2011, 2012, 2013, 2015).

A monitor lizard lumbered across the track after Turn Three during the third free practice of the 2016 race, surprising a few drivers such as Red Bull’s Max Verstappen.

A hair-raising moment as a safety steward barely managed to dodge the race-leading Nico Rosberg and the chasing pack at Turn One.

SOURCE: ST FILE PHOTOS, MYP FILE PHOTOS, TWITTER/FORMULA1.COM

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This year will mark 10 editions of Formula One racing at the Marina Bay Street Circuit. Here are 10 of the most memorable moments of F1’s first night race since it began in 2008.

The biggest controversy at the Singapore Grand Prix occurred in the very first race. What seemed like an innocuous crash by Renault’s Nelson Piquet Jr at Turn 17 turned out to be an elaborate ploy to gain race advantage for his team-mate Fernando Alonso, who won the race.

A monumental error by Ferrari as they botched a pit-stop refuel for Felipe Massa, leaving the fuel hose still attached to the car as it was exiting the pit garages. The error cost the Brazilian a shot at winning the inaugural race. He lost the title by one point.

The Singapore Grand Prix’s after-race concerts have seen top pop stars such as Beyonce entertaining thousands of fans at the Padang.

Lotus’ Heikki Kovalainen using a fire extinguisher to douse the flames on his race car, in one of the more dramatic car malfunctions at the Singapore Grand Prix.

The triple-apex “Singapore Sling” Turn 10 gave drivers and fans heart-pounding moments, such as when Sauber’s Kamui Kobayashi went airborne and crashed at the tricky chicane during qualifying. Since 2013, it has been a “flowing left-bender”.

An unsatisfactory end for F1 legend Michael Schumacher as he crashed out in his Mercedes in his final Singapore race after colliding with Toro Rosso’s Jean-Paul Vergne near Turn Eight.

There were four winners in nine years of racing at the Marina Bay circuit, and Sebastian Vettel is the biggest winner with four titles (2011, 2012, 2013, 2015).

Briton Yogvitam Pravin Dhokia was jailed six weeks for climbing past the barricades near Turn 13 and onto the race circuit, as the race cars zoomed past dangerously during the race.

A monitor lizard lumbered across the track after Turn Three during the third free practice of the 2016 race, surprising a few drivers such as Red Bull’s Max Verstappen.

A hair-raising moment as a safety steward barely managed to dodge the race-leading Nico Rosberg and the chasing pack at Turn One.

SOURCE: ST FILE PHOTOS, MYP FILE PHOTOS,

TWITTER/FORMULA1.COM

STRAITS TIMES GRAPHICS