Rate the race: Singapore Grand Prix
27th September 2009, 15:02 by Keith Collantine 160 Comments »
What did you think of the Singapore Grand Prix? Rate the race out of ten and leave a comment below.
Rate the 2009 Singapore Grand Prix out of ten
- 1 - Terrible (134 Votes)
- 2 - Rubbish (94 Votes)
- 3 - Boring (425 Votes)
- 4 - Often tedious (251 Votes)
- 5 - A bit dull (501 Votes)
- 6 - Not bad (471 Votes)
- 7 - Good (494 Votes)
- 8 - Great (214 Votes)
- 9 - Fantastic (102 Votes)
- 10 - Perfect (67 Votes)
Total Voters: 2,753
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Lukeh said on 27th September 2009, 15:05
1/10
Utterly shocking 2 hours of dribble.
F2000 said on 27th September 2009, 15:13
This race was very boring the first 2 laps were good but then everything went to mclaren side it looked like the race had been bought
1ºqualifying Barrichello crashed right on time
2ºWilliams race was ruined again by stupid decision
3ºStewarts were very focused on vettel speed
4ºeverybody had a big problem pitstop problem or mechanical
Luigismen said on 27th September 2009, 15:46
Oh my god, it’s incredible… if the race turns good for mclaren then it’s all arranged… please, the man drove a good race, he was going to win anyway.
Deal with it, not everything is a conspitacy
Keith Collantine said on 27th September 2009, 16:30
There was nothing wrong with Rosberg or Vettel’s penalty, both of them are standard punishments, how can you possibly think either were unfair?
The questionable one was Webber having to let two cars past.
HG said on 27th September 2009, 16:33
i thought webber’s was a fine decision
AP said on 28th September 2009, 3:27
Kimi goes wide T1 @ Spa…wins the race.
sato113 said on 27th September 2009, 18:03
I thought Webber’s was 50/50, you could see Alonso got out of shape coming out of the corner, so Webber could argue he ‘avoided’ him.
ajokay said on 27th September 2009, 18:36
Makes me wonder why Kimi never gets penalties for constantly running wide out of La Source and often gaining positions or speed advantage. Guess it must be part of that Ferrari/FIA love-in thing. Oh well.
mp4-19b said on 27th September 2009, 19:08
Don’t worry. He’ll get banned next year if he does the at spa,cuz he’ll be at mclaren.
Gavin Brown (RubberGoat) said on 27th September 2009, 15:07
So this track really any better than Valencia? Or just Prettier?
mp4-19b said on 27th September 2009, 16:47
The layout is as boring as valencia I guess. But that gets over shadowed cuz its run under lights.
matt said on 27th September 2009, 17:37
Not great for racing, but looked awesome in qualifying, especially rosberg pushing. Everyone looked right on the edge then.
Bigbadderboom said on 27th September 2009, 17:39
I liked EjJ’s idea of opening up the circuit slightly to encourage moves under breaking.
Salty said on 27th September 2009, 18:38
Totally agree. Leave the walls, but remove the curbs except for second to last inside (tidy for pit entrance).
Thatsgreatforme said on 29th September 2009, 16:26
The track may not be better but Singapore knows how to put on a show, Valencia organizers should go to Singapore and see how it’s done as I think Valencia is one of the worst….I’ve been to both and Singapore is 100 times better. Well done Singapore….I think it’s the best GP to go to maybe not the best track but the best event by far!
Peregr1n said on 27th September 2009, 15:07
Bernie, please can we have some racing on actual race tracks?
Damon said on 27th September 2009, 15:19
What you wanted to say was:
Bernie, please, can we have cars that drivers could actually race with?
Martin said on 27th September 2009, 15:37
No, his first reponse was the correct on. This track is crap under lights.
Your question should be to the fia.
KNF said on 27th September 2009, 18:51
Singapore NEEDS a better track… racing under the lights is so that Europeans don’t have to wake up at 6am to watch the race going on.
I personally don’t like the 90 degree Mickey Mouse turns at the War Memorial and the Bay Grandstand.
Maksutov said on 27th September 2009, 19:35
I dont think it has much to do with the lights. I think the venue is great – night time something different and im sure the people in Singapore love it.
But the BIG problem is the track itself as you said. To me basically almost every corner is boring, many useless zigzag corners that don’t do anything but damage the brakes and the car.
rfs said on 27th September 2009, 15:42
Don’t worry we’ve got Suzuka and Interlagos coming up.
Spud said on 27th September 2009, 15:43
Cant wait for Suzuka. What a track!
KNF said on 28th September 2009, 7:58
I love Suzuka, it’s far better than Fuji and Twin Ring Motegi…
I wish our city was larger so that we could build a proper track instead of this start-stop-rush-hour type circuit… Maybe we could do it San Marino style and hold future GPs at Pasir Gudang instead… (never happen, I know!!!)
pete said on 27th September 2009, 15:09
mark webber out Barrichello almost out…boring Button Boring Brawn…
Clevo said on 27th September 2009, 15:12
Congratulations to Lewis – the first real winner of the Singapore GP.
Now are we past the street circuit/night racing fad? This was the most boring race of the season with Valencia coming a close second.
Monaco should be the only street circuit on the calendar.
F2000 said on 27th September 2009, 15:15
sorry but lewis was a bad winner too lucky
sato113 said on 27th September 2009, 15:26
how? he was flawless.
Bigbadderboom said on 27th September 2009, 17:42
He was fastest in quali with more fuel, lead from start to finish (almost) and drove to conserve brakes and tyres, best strategy, fastest driver so how was the win bad? Do you write for the Mirror F2000?
Mussolini's Pet Cat said on 27th September 2009, 15:40
Bad winner? Jeez, sounds like you’d moan about a sunny day…
Spud said on 27th September 2009, 15:44
Im not a Hamilton fan but he was brilliant today.
Patrickl said on 27th September 2009, 17:04
Lucky that he was the best driver?
Harv's said on 28th September 2009, 1:48
thats the worst comment ever, you obviously dont watch f1, must have been you first race f2000, he wasnt too lucky he drove better than risberg and vettel and didnt make the mistakes they did, it isnt luck its skill, i think you need to figure out the diference before you reply
Pink Peril said on 28th September 2009, 4:28
Well, the howls of derision that greeted Montreal’s demise don’t support you there. BTW Melbourne is also a street circuit, and I am yet to hear anyone suggest it is boring and should be dropped. With you all the way on Valencia, though.
I so glad I went to Singapore last year rather than this. So the result might have been a little bit *helped* along, but at least the race was interesting ! Not like last nights borefest.
Scribe said on 28th September 2009, 9:59
Montreal and Albert Park have good layouts.
The streets are wide enough here to open the track up and make a decent course.
Albert Park has more room then most street circuits, im not sure if its entirely comparable.
Mark Hitchcock said on 27th September 2009, 15:14
3 – Boring.
Maybe a splattering of rain would have improved matters afterall.
dsob said on 27th September 2009, 15:15
Glad there were a couple drive-thrus and some retirements.
Otherwise we’d have seen no change in positions at all.
If this sort of thing is the future of F1, I may have to start watching Nascar again—at least they overtake!
Maksutov said on 27th September 2009, 19:40
lol good point
StrFerrari4Ever said on 27th September 2009, 15:20
Well I voted good even if it was pretty damn tedious the thing that made me vote Good was seeing Vettel pushing like mad however he couldn’t get close enough to pass Hamilton.
Rain IMO is the only thing that would’ve made this race actually interesting , all in all disappointing for RBR unlucky for Vettel with the penalty and the Diffuser incident.
steph90 said on 27th September 2009, 15:22
I like this track but there was just little flare ups of entertainment today. Often tedious
Bigbadderboom said on 27th September 2009, 17:45
Track is too superfiscial, all glamour and good looks with little content, the drivers dared not move of the racing line because of the state of the track everywhere else. A tight circuit like this needs to be ckean all over, perhaps some more support races before hand may clean the track up, they have all day, you’d think they could do something.
OnyxF1 said on 27th September 2009, 15:23
1/10. Terrible race. All I have to ask is why the BBC are so head over heels in love with this circuit that they wax on about it’s merits all the time.
Mussolini's Pet Cat said on 27th September 2009, 15:39
I guess you have to be there….
rmac923 said on 27th September 2009, 15:40
Same thing here in the U.S., Speed commentators keep pointing out how stunning the track looks, yet I didn’t see a single overtake that didn’t involve driver error. Since there will be more night races in 2010, the only thing saving Singapore GP is the local support of fans for the race.
BTW, I gave it a 5/10, had Rosberg/Vettel not made pit-road mistakes, the finish would have been much better IMO.
beneboy said on 27th September 2009, 15:44
Maybe it has something to do with the millions of pounds of tax payers money they’ve spent buying the TV rights.
They’re hardly going to call it a boring race track when they’re trying to get as many people as possible to keep watching.
Ask Gerald Ratner how good an idea it is to be honest about the quality of your product.
LewisC said on 30th September 2009, 17:49
Legard said it was getting a bit dull at one point
steph90 said on 27th September 2009, 15:24
Oh and yellows up constantly when part of wing on track near beginning was very annoying
Pradeek said on 27th September 2009, 15:26
Who the hell voted Excellent. Possibly the most boring this year.
sato113 said on 27th September 2009, 18:05
what about Valenica???
AP said on 28th September 2009, 3:31
Sorry Monza WAS by far the worst race this year, then Valencia, Barcelona.
There was enough happening to make this street snooze entertaining.
Xibi said on 27th September 2009, 15:26
It was a very strange race. Most of the action happened because of the poor state of the track and the repercussions this had on the cars. It made for an interesting and different race though.
7 for me.
StrFerrari4Ever said on 27th September 2009, 15:28
The only real positives we can take from this race are Mclaren are competetive again , RBR are back and Ferrari working on 2010 car , so the 2010 season could be unbelievable.
Yes these last few races maybe tedious but I’m sure there’s going to be more teams towards the front in 2010 so more competition is definetly coming.
Mussolini's Pet Cat said on 27th September 2009, 15:29
Shame there’s not a ‘Fascinating’ option, because that was how I’d describe it. Nice one Jens, what a thoroughly professional drive. I’m bored of all the this, Button doesnt deserve it, nonsense. On this showing, Vettel certainly doesn’t with yet another crucial mistake. How many errors did Jenson make today??????