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The Singapore mystery which can end a drivers race

Singapore has quickly become one of the stars of the calendar as the first night race, but it's truly unique for another reason. The circuit demands unique countermeasures, such as electrical shielding, be put in place by the teams to avoid super natural powers taking over.  It has nothing to do with the lights which line the circuit, but something below the streets which creates electrical interference and temporarily gains control of each Formula 1 car passing above. It's thought the trains passing below the circuit are the likely cause, but this has never been proven, as McLaren's technical director Tim Goss explains: "Singapore has a quirky little technical problem...
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