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FORMULA One is like nothing else in the sporting arena - a reality I appreciated better during my tour of Singapore's F1 Pit Building this week. The Singapore Grand Prix, the 15th race as part of the 2018 World Championship, takes place on the Marina Bay Street Circuit this weekend.
On Thursday, I was given a tour of the Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motorsport garage, which I first checked out last year. Only this time, the technical and technological demands of the sport, and the intensity of both the race and inner workings, truly hit me.
I learnt that F1 is a logistical nightmare as much as it is a glamorous high-speed race. With 21 races held over eight months this year, the turnaround from one race to the next can be as short as a week. Once teams arrive at a new city, they have 36 hours to set up (what jet lag?), including building out their garages in which they cram everything from cars to tires to data storage units.
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