Nigel Roebuck: Fifth Column
"only a fanatic gives up a night's sleep; fanatics do not a mass audience make"
So... Formula 1 at night. In Melbourne Bernie Ecclestone said it was his wish that 'all Asian races' (plus the lone Antipodean grand prix) should be run in the evening, and Bernie's wishes, as we know, tend to be realised.
On that side of the world, we currently have races in Australia, Malaysia, China and Japan, and more will surely follow in countries such as Singapore and India. In the fullness of time we could be talking about close to half of the world championship.
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