Categories: Look backRace and classic pictures

Nighttime setback

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The Singapore Grand Prix in 2008 was the first night race held in Formula One. The race provided the opportunity to better appreciate the sparks raised by the cars between the walls of the Marina Bay circuit, lit like daylight. Felipe Massa will not recall the experience fondly, however, as he lost time in the pits and with it probably the world title that year...

Andrew Lewin

Andrew first became a fan of Formula 1 during the time when Michael Schumacher and Damon Hill were stepping into the limelight after the era of Alain Prost, Nigel Mansell and Aryton Senna. He's been addicted ever since, and has been writing about the sport now for nearly a quarter of a century for a number of online news sites. He's also written professionally about GP2 (now Formula 2), GP3, IndyCar, World Rally Championship, MotoGP and NASCAR. In his other professional life, Andrew is a freelance writer, social media consultant, web developer/programmer, and digital specialist in the fields of accessibility, usability, IA, online communities and public sector procurement. He worked for many years in magazine production at Bauer Media, and for over a decade he was part of the digital media team at the UK government's communications department. Born and raised in Essex, Andrew currently lives and works in south-west London.