The Marina Bay circuit’s paddock got more and more busy today. After the thunderstorm in the morning the sun came out again and the high temperatures are moderated by a light breeze. The teams arrived around noon local time: not because they had a late night last night, but they are all trying to stay in the European time zone. Everything happening on Thursday has been postponed by a couple of hours, such as the FIA press conference, which will be held at 6pm and not at 3pm as usual.
The paddock has been improved and now the teams have more space. Although everybody is already thinking about 2010 when, at least in theory, there should be at least 13 teams. It’s true that the teams will be smaller and some infrastructure, such as the petrol pumps, will have to go, but things have to be reorganised nevertheless, especially for the extra-European races
Exceptional guests at the Ferrari box this afternoon. The legendary rock band ZZ Top, the opening act of tomorrows "Formula 1 Rocks" concert, visited the men at Ferrari. The Formula 1 Rocks will be held here and in Abu Dhabi, bringing music and Formula 1 together. The men from ZZ Top asked last night if it was possible to visit the Scuderia’s garage. Naturally they were invited to see where the men from the Prancing Horse work.
The musicians, also famous for their enormous beards, were accompanied by the Scuderia’s Gino Rosato. Two of the three band members were easily recognisable thanks to their beards, but all of them were fascinated by the F60 and the work done by the mechanics, preparing the single-seaters for the race. Later on they met Team Principal Stefano Domenicali who, as an avid music fan, explained that he was extremely sorry that he doesn’t have the possibility to come to tomorrow’s concert:
“Unfortunately when you’re playing we’re on the track. Our sound is the sound of the V8,” Domenicali said.
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