Lewis Hamilton (Ferrari) after the Singapore Grand Prix: “That needs to change here”

It is regarded as the toughest World Championship race of the year: the Singapore Grand Prix at Marina Bay. Temperatures in excess of thirty degrees, even at night, high humidity and millimetre-precision driving, just like in Monaco – it demands everything from the drivers.

Lewis Hamilton is also happy to admit: “I love this circuit.” But there’s a slight ‘but’ hanging in the air, and the seven-time world champion promptly adds a caveat.

The 41-year-old Englishman says: “But I said to Max Verstappen – I think they’d have to change the track to perhaps have a longer straight somewhere, so that it becomes a truly great circuit.”

“The Marina Bay Circuit really has the potential to be a fabulous track. But it’s mainly great for driving a single lap in qualifying. Unfortunately, there’s really only one place where you can overtake reasonably well.”

“In other places, like Turn 16, with those undulations in the middle of the track, sparks fly because the track isn’t particularly flat. It looks spectacular, but it doesn’t make for good racing.”

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“I never know whether they’ll make any changes to the track. But I thought the sprint race in mixed conditions was entertaining. If it had been dry, it would probably have been the most boring race you’ve ever seen, with everyone focused on tyre management. It was the rain that made it exciting.”