2025 Singapore Grand Prix – Preview

Entering the last quarter of the season at Marina Bay in Singapore. 

Toto Talks Singapore

After a solid weekend in Azerbaijan, we head to Singapore and another street race. Whilst Baku and Marina Bay share that characteristic, the challenge of each is very different. The circuit in Singapore is a tighter, more technical one compared to the higher speed layout in Azerbaijan. Perhaps the biggest difference though are the conditions. Despite racing at night, the heat and humidity of Singapore place a high demand on both the car and the drivers. Managing and optimising for that is a key requirement of the weekend.

Whilst we were pleased to return to the podium last time out, and move back into second in the Constructors’ Championship, we know how competitive the field is at present. We need to ensure we deliver at our maximum each weekend if we are to fight for further positive results and maintain that position in the standings. That is our focus for Singapore and the following six races as we approach the end of the season.

We are also excited to see Doriane in action in the penultimate round of F1 Academy. She has produced a stellar campaign so far and given herself a great opportunity to battle for the title in these closing races. We will be once again supporting and cheering her on as she aims to be in the strongest position possible before heading to the finale in Las Vegas.

Fact File: Singapore Grand Prix

• The Singapore Grand Prix first appeared on the F1 calendar in 2008 and is known as the original “F1 night race”.
• In 2023, the circuit length was reduced from 5.063 km to 4.928 km and the number of laps of the Grand Prix increased from 61 to 62. Lap times were reduced by roughly 10 seconds due to the changes.
• The new layout was beneficial for the tyres; previously, they would begin to overheat towards the end of the lap, but the removal of four 90-degrees corners helped them stay closer to the optimum operating window.
• Track evolution is incredibly high in Singapore, given that it is a street circuit. The surface can ramp up by as much as three seconds between FP1 on Friday and Qualifying on Saturday evening.
• The Singapore Grand prix is one of the most physically demanding races of the season. The intense humidity, warm temperatures, combined with the stop/start nature of the track, make it very challenging.
• Due to these factors, drivers can lose around 5kg of weight during the race through sweating alone.
• That stop/start nature, with a requirement for constant re-acceleration, ensures the circuit has one of the biggest fuel effects of the year. In simple terms, that mean the amount of time you lose each lap is higher for every kilogram of extra fuel in the car.
• Owing to the large amount of time spent in corners, just over 50% of lap time is spent at full throttle – only Monaco and the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez in Mexico have lower amounts.
• The track is also very bumpy. That adds to the stress that the drivers and cars are put through – that is particularly true with these new generation cars that run lower to the ground.
• With a speed limit of 60 km/h, and a layout that feeds in at turn two, the total pitlane time is the highest of the season at 25 seconds.
• Marina Bay is one of two circuits on the calendar to have a 60 km/h pitlane speed limit, owing to its tight nature. The other is Monaco.
• Being a street track, it is no surprise that between 2008 and 2024 all 14 Singapore Grands Prix featured at least one Safety Car deployment.
• The team has achieved four wins around the streets of Marina Bay. Three times with Lewis (2014, 2017, 2018) and one with Nico Rosberg (2016).
• F1 ACADEMY will join the support bill for the second year in a row in Singapore, and this weekend could prove important for junior driver Doriane Pin as she looks to seal the 2025 title.

Doriane Pin talks Singapore

Singapore is one of the most challenging and exciting circuits on the calendar, and I can’t wait to race there. With only two more rounds to go, I will give everything to bring home the results we want.

Stat Sheet: Singapore Grand Prix