This road sign was repeatedly ignored by twenty of the world's best drivers.Saturday was day 2 of the Grand Prix and the weather was superb. This brought out the crowds and there was a distinct carnival atmosphere. Smiling and happy faces everywhere; the main ingredient for the Singapore Spirit!
I arrived a little earlier to walk around and see the sideshow attractions and was soon rewarded with a display of the Samba from Rio. The quick tempo and the Latin beat seemed to rise from the distance and soon the vibrant colours of the head dresses made no secret that there was a party taking place.
Further on, close to a display of Ferraris and Lamborghinis, attractive Singaporean girls in skimpy clothes would pose and groups of friends egged each other on to have their photos taken and claim a few moments of fantasy.
Elsewhere disco beats, Indian fusion with sitar and tabulas, the ubiquitous bars, hawker stalls and of course the people made a relaxing afternoon stroll. I called into our restaurants in the Flyer and they continued to be busy and expect it to be relentless for the rest of the day.
The action on the track soon started and as I have only had a relative interest based on watching out for Lewis, I soon picked up on the excitement as the qualifying sessions passed by. Mr Hamilton was lucky to get through the first session and seemed to have the final session in the bag until Mr Massa ended on a flourish and took the first spot on the starting grid tonight.
I have sussed out how you can tell who is driving by the colour of the helmet. A small but significant point in adding to the thrill, but I am colour blind so it isn't altogether that easy. Maybe Mr Eccleston could introduce another rule to help those like me that are challenged by colour identification.
There were many more people attending than last night and the exit from the Marina Mall was a nightmare, but the Singaporean Home Guard did a great job and everyone behaved.
Bring it on tonight!!!
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