“Is this not Ferrari doing whatever they can?” – F1 fans chime in with hilarious responses after spotting unique custom of ‘track blessing’ at Singapore GP
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Formula 1 returns to Singapore in around three weeks’ time. The last event was held three years ago in 2019 when Ferrari got their last win and 1-2 finish of the last generation of cars. Sebastian Vettel, who had won the race (with Charles Leclerc finishing behind) will be competing in the last Singapore GP of his career.
The track had been a staple of the Formula 1 calendar since 2008, and it is in fact Vettel who has the most wins on the circuit, with five wins between 2011 and 2019. It’s unlikely he will be in contention this time around, but it’s possible that Charles Leclerc, who had finished second on that occasion, will.
Nevertheless, Red Bull and Max Verstappen have been running riot in the championship recently, and there won’t be many bets against them to notch up another win. Preparations are well underway for the event, and the Singapore GP weekend will start at the end of the month. These preparations include a somewhat unique custom of blessing the track, and fans are loving the sight.
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F1 fans feel track blessing with diverse faiths a ‘nice gesture’
An image of the track blessing ritual was posted on the Singapore GP’s Instagram story, from where it ended up on Reddit. Just like Singapore itself is built on the ideals of communal and ethnic harmony, here too, many different religious groups were represented.
Ferrari have been having a hard time lately and taking a beat of a beating from Red Bull on every occasion. They can use all the fortune and blessings they can get, and users agree. One user wrote: “Is this not Ferrari doing whatever they can?” to which another user responded with: “Hedge your bets by praying to every possible god for strategy help!”
Fans were appreciative of the ritual including diverse faiths. User mantra3105 wrote: “It’s interesting to see that they have such a diverse group of people and not just one person to do the track blessing. Really nice gesture.” while another wrote: “I think this is cool. I’m not religious at all, but I think having the track blessed by religious leaders is a nice sentiment.”
Singapore is a diverse country, where many religious and ethnic groups reside, and as such, this ritual is rather normal for it. One will hope that the blessing works and that the fans get to see a safe and entertaining race.
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Aniket Tripathi
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