Singapore Grand Prix 2012: Friday Practice

The grandstand along the pit straight of the Marina Bay street circuit.

The Passengers were privileged to score tickets to the Formula One hullabaloo in Singapore last weekend. We only got the chance to see the Friday night practice sessions before Sebastian Vettel raced to victory on Sunday night. However, we did have a perch in the corporate hospitality Sky Suites along the pit straight.

Sebastian Vettel navigates the Marina Bay street circuit during Friday's first practice session.

Though not really relevant to Friday practice sessions our perch had a good look at the eventual finish line and podium. More interestingly, we sat directly opposite the garages for teams Red Bull, McLaren, and Scuderia Ferrari. We could watch the machinations of three of the best racing teams this year. We stayed late and did our best to soak up as much hospitality (read: alcohol) as we could.

Crew attend to Sebastian Vettel's car on Friday night.

Crew attend to Lewis Hamilton's car on Friday night.

 

 

Only the dedicated remain in the hospitality suite after the second Formula One practice session last Friday night in Singapore.

Driving to Distraction

Americans live in a big country.  We travel serious distances and practically live in our cars, which leads to some very strange behaviors.  From the Key West Citizen in Florida:

Florida Highway Patrol troopers say a two-vehicle crash Tuesday at Mile Marker 21 on Cudjoe Key was caused by a 37-year-old woman driver who was shaving her bikini area while her ex-husband took the wheel from the passenger seat.