Marina Bay, Singapore image with international landmarks that could become a focal point for the city. In 2005, the Urban Redevelopment Authority spent $400,000 on a branding exercise to name the Marina Bay area in order to sell the new major developments in the area, only to settle with the original name "Marina Bay". In 2008, Marina Barrage was built, converting the basin into a new downtown freshwater Marina Reservoir, providing water supply, flood control and a new lifestyle attraction. The Formula One Singapore Grand Prix has taken place annually since 2008 on a street circuit adjacent to Marina Bay. Since its construction
2018 Chinese Grand Prix 2018 Chinese Grand Prix The 2018 Chinese Grand Prix (formally known as the Formula 1 2018 Heineken Chinese Grand Prix) was a Formula One motor race that took place on 15 April 2018 at the Shanghai International Circuit in Shanghai, China. The race was the third round of the 2018 FIA Formula One World Championship, and marked the fifteenth time that the Chinese Grand Prix has been run as a round of the Formula One World Championship. Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton was the defending race winner. Sebastian Vettel entered the round with a seventeen-point lead over Hamilton in the World