Singapore Grand Prix

The Marina Bay Street Circuit is a street track with a difference. The F1 cars fly over bridges, pass under motorways and zoom along the bay front and all that under the black backdrop of the night’s sky with streets fully litup. Truly among the spectacular sights in Formula 1.



The Marina Bay Street Circuit was the loaction for Formula 1 inaugural night race in 2008.

The circuit was originally designed by the "F1 architect" Hermann Tilke. His original idea was modified by KBR Inc. The pit building sits next to the Singapore Flyer, Singapore’s equivalent to the London Eye. The track winds around real city roads.

Fernando Alonso won the first edition of the grand prix, driving for the Renault F1 team.

To commemorate Singapore’s first-ever Formula One Race as well as Formula One's first night race in 2008, Singapore Post issued two stamps featuring the thumbnail drawing of race car against the Singapore skyline.

Bahrain Grand Prix

The first race at the Bahrain International Circuit took place on 4 April 2004. It made history as the first Formula One Grand Prix to be held in the Middle East.



The circuit was designed by Hermann Tilke,with circuit length of 5.412 km.Michael Schumacher for Ferrari won the very first race at Sakhir.

The Bahrain Ministry of Transportation issued five stamps to mark the event.The stamps depict technical line work drawings of Formula One cars and the Sakhir Tower printed over vivid backgrounds.

Turkish Grand Prix

The Turkish Grand Prix debuted on August 21, 2005 as part of the 2005 Formula One season.It was held at the newly built Istanbul Park Circuit, constructed by Hermann Tilke. The circuit is an anticlockwise circuit with length of  5.338 km.

Nicknamed "Diabolica" ,turn 8 is the best corner of the track.This corner is fast, with four sweeping apexes its truly a Turkish delight.

Kimi Räikkönen driving for McLaren-Mercedes won the inaugural race.To commemorate the very first Turkish Grand Prix,Turkey Post issued a stamp in 2005.

From Moss to Mansel

Royal Mail the postal service of the United Kingdom issued a set of six stamps commemorating Britain’s Formula One greats in 2007.

By 2007,Britain had given the world with eight world champions, more than any other nation.With six slots for eight world champions, the stage was set for a philatelic battle royale.

The six stamps featured

1. Sir Stirling Moss in Vanwall, often tagged as the greatest driver never to have won the world title.World championship runner up four times in a row from 1955 to 1958.


2. Graham Hill in BRM, who loved the limelight, was a natural entertainer and became one of the first Formula One media stars.The only driver to have won the triple crown of  World Championship, Indy 500 and the Le Mans 24 Hours.He won the championship in 1962 and1968.


3. Jim Clark in Lotus, a driver who will always feature on top of any list of the greatest drivers of all time.He won two championships in 1963 and 1965.


4. Sir Jackie Stewart in Tyrell, think of "Flying Scott" and you think of a blue Tyrrell,sunglasses and sideburns.He won three World Championship in 1969,1971 and 1973.


5. James Hunt in McLaren,the coolest Formula 1 driver ever existed,lived life off the track as fast as he drove on it. He won the Formula One World Championship in 1976.


6. Nigel Mansell in Williams,one of the most exciting drivers whos career coincided with those of Ayrton Senna and Alain Prost. He won the Formula One World Championship in 1992.

Six stamps, eight British world champions at the time of publication, plus Moss. So who got the axe?

1. Mike Hawthorn, the first Brit to win the Formula One World Championship with Scuderia Ferrari in 1958.


2. John Surtees, the only person to win World Championship on both two and four wheels.He won the Championship with Scuderia Ferrari in 1964.


3. Damon Hill, son of Graham Hill,the only father and son pair to win the Formula One World Championship.He secured his 1996 world championship at the last race in Suzuka, having already been dropped by Williams for the following season.

The stamps were issued to mark the centenary of the race track at Brooklands and the 50th anniversary of Sir Stirling Moss winning the British Grand Prix in a British Car.

One can say that Hawthorn and Surtees won the championship with Scuderia Ferrari.As a result they did not feature in the list.But exclusion of Damon Hill is strange because he won it with Williams,a British Formula One motor racing team.