Why is the Singapore GP the TOUGHEST race?

The Singapore GP is known to be the hardest race for F1 drivers... but why?

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[ChrisGamingNL]

Narrow street circuit, tight corners, darkness outside, hot climate, and much more
Really impressive how drivers drive this circuit at such speed :D

[DaniMacYo]

An F1 drivers worst nightmare isn’t Singapore. It’s having strategies like Ferrari.

[muhammadshofwan]

As a person living in South east asia. I find the heat is not the biggest problem but the humidity. Combine both of them, your body will sweat like crazy

[cricket]

Being a local here, let me explain how hot and humid it can be. Early morning, you take a nice cold shower, get dress and head out to the closest bus stop which is probably about 300m away. The moment you reach said bus stop, you instantly wish you could take a shower again cause you'll be drenched in perspiration. And this time of the year isn't even the hottest. All the best fellow travelling fans and team crew (apart from that its a brilliant place all things considered).

[Glegh]

Can't forget about the bridge that destroys the cars technical system

[jtok]

It's also worth mentioning that Alex Albon is planning to race here despite a bout of appendicitis which resulted in respiratory problems. Only three weeks ago did he go through all that. I hope he has a good race. You have to give him his flowers no matter the result.

[crystalyang]

Local here. I always say home is where the heavy air smacks you in the face as you land in the airport. The humidity is not fun and I feel for people who are not acclimated to this. It can be quite unbearable . It’s a place with lots of beautiful sights and good food and I’m so pumped to be attending the sg gp today. Got my 3-day pass for a less than SGD$200!!! What a steal.

[BrettAvatar]

as a fan of both f1 and wtf1, and living in singapore, i really wanted to attend the race....until i saw the price! hahaha but cant wait for it and to watch at home!!!

[henriwolbrink]

It's said that teams got instructed that wider limits of porpoising will be allowed.
All peaks above 7G will not be taken in account to calculate the average value(limit) for porpoising.
Will this really help drivers health? Or will teams just change setup to induce more, high force, peaks by changing hard suspension stops?

[ethann_vrm]

This week-end, it is going to rain a lot at Singapour GP. As a french ferrari fan, I have black and white memories of the past GP's there. I think now that, such as Matt, I'm seriously going to have a bad week-end. Good luck for your mental sanity, everyone.

[xtheamazingax]

I am so looking forward to this race weekend. I love this Grand Prix so much. If there's any race I'd want to attend live it would be this one.

[Kommentierer]

When Lewis cars bounces with the same frequency there is a chance the vibrations may cancel out each other.

[mushybmb]

I will tell you, when I moved to Singapore from a cold region, it hits really hard. Now living here for 5 years it’s just so normal to get thirst every 5 seconds

[RodHammett]

Massive respect to Seb for winning 5 times the Singapore GP (record)

[drimachuck]

The humidity is the worst part, you get used to it but I went to Moscow and Berlin for a while a few years ago and immediately felt so much fitter because I could move around so much more without feeling tired as hell.

[tiemen]

When I lived in Singapore I sometimes went for a game of football at nighttime. Considering the fact that I'd be sweaty sitting at a terrace with a beer in a T-shirt and Shorts, the workout was quite brutal. Then I'd take a "cold" shower, but the moment I had dried my body it was wet again with sweat, until I'd be home and had turned on the airconditioning. It must be tough as hell to race there. Was a fun event to visit though!

[chanandphoonwathu]

As a South East Asian person the weather we have made me look like I've been through a rain shower every time I got out of my house. The humidity is no joke

[aniruddhakabbya]

i was in singapore in 2011
and had no idea what f1 was
we left the friday of 2011 gp weekend and i remember the cab driver telling us about the circuit while we were driving on it! That’s where my love for f1 came from

[STYLIC]

Living in Singapore myself. I must say land area is a limit as we are a small island. So that should be one of the reasons why there are so many twists and turns on the tracks. As for the bumps, it might be due to hot weather or poor maintenance. But I doubt it’s poor maintenance as the government usually sends workers once in a long while to maintain the road.

[CrazyBeasts]

Now it has been changed from 23 corners to 19 corners