F1: 5 Best Street Circuits of all time

#3 - Singapore

F1's first night race is also one of its most challenging.

With the Malaysian Grand Prix off the calendar, the Singapore Grand Prix is now the undisputed biggest challenge in F1. The Marina Bay Street Circuit has hosted a Formula 1 race every year since its creation in 2008 and will be around for years to come. The Singapore GP was also the first ever night race in F1 and this has become a popular feature with Abu Dhabi including a night section towards the end of the Yas Marina event and Bahrain now being run under lights.

What many fans love about this track is that it's a true street circuit, being run on roads in the heart of Singapore. The majority of corners are routine 90 degrees right or left-handers, but the close proximity of the barriers and high frequency of turns make it a real assault on the drivers' bodies. The lights of the Southeast Asian city's skyscrapers make an amazing background to the aerial shots we get from the helicopter cam throughout the weekend. Overtaking is typically difficult for a street circuit but far from impossible and as we saw in 2017. When it rains, it becomes a very low-grip surface which catches drivers out. There were rumours that the Singapore event would be discontinued, but it's thankfully here to stay until at least 2021.