For the Grand Prix day itself, I had a walkabout ticket rather than an allocated seat in a grandstand. Although in theory this allows the flexibility to move around from one vantage point to anther as the race progresses, in practice, once I had managed to secure a standing space in the desirable turn 1 viewing area, there was little point in moving, or indeed the opportunity to do so.
During the race I was listening to the Radio 5 live commentary, which is considerably more informative than the default F1 version. Only problem is that the commentary is delayed by 1 minute from the video screen feed, which in turn is delayed by about 2 seconds from the live action. So if you see an incident in front of you, it is repeated on the screen shorty after and then you get the analysis somewhat later!
If you saw the race on TV you will recall that it was somewhat dominated by Sebastian Vettel, who was way out in an unchallenged lead for almost the entire race. Nevertheless,some exciting action for the podium positions towards the end of the race,and overall, a great day out if you are an F1 fan.
The evening's entertainment was Rihanna. I was not too bothered to join the crowds of twenty somethings heading to the main stage, so I headed off to the Crazy Elephant at Clarke Quay, for some fine blues music.
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