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SINGAPORE: Singapore will join the Formula One circuit starting next year and may hold the first ever race under lights, the Singapore's government announced Friday.

"We are pleased to announce that Singapore will be hosting the F1 Grand Prix from 2008," S. Iswaran, the minister of state for trade and industry, told a news conference.

The first race would be in September or October 2008 on a street circuit, he said.

"I am also pleased to announce that Singapore could potentially stage the first-ever F1 night race," Iswaran said. "A night race will be unique, different and allow the Singapore event to reach out to television audiences in Asia, Europe and the U.S."

Bernie Ecclestone, who is in Barcelona ahead of the Spanish Grand Prix, expressed his enthusiasm at the prospect of a night race in Singapore.
"Singapore is going to be the leader with the street race at night. Everyone's excited about the idea," Ecclestone said via teleconference.

But Iswaran said the government was still evaluating the safety considerations of holding the race under lights.

"Safety is of paramount concern to all of us," he said. He said that the night race would only go ahead if the government and the various organizations that have a role in motor racing agreed that it was safe.

"If not, we will revert to a day race."

Singapore has been pushing hard for the race. Last month, the Australian Formula One driver Mark Webber tested Singapore's 5.2-kilometer, or 3.2-mile, street circuit in a Porsche 911 GT3.

Singapore's announcement comes a day after Ecclestone confirmed that Valencia, Spain, would also stage a F1 race in 2008 on a street circuit. The eastern Spanish city will hold F1 races for seven years beginning next year.

Ecclestone has previously been reported as saying he would like to include several night races on the F1 circuit - especially in Asia - in a bid to make their broadcast times more accessible to European and North American television viewers.

The proposal has so far met with mixed responses from teams and drivers, with safety concerns the main issue.

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(animasi-nya & F1-nya)

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