Photo Essays: Prelude to a Race

As the pace picks for to the final race on September 23, 2012, The Straits Times' photographers - Mugilan Rajasegeran, Kevin Lim, Neo Xiaobin and Ted Chen captures the quiet moments to the pulse of the upcoming finale of the 5th SingTel Singapore Grand Prix 2012 Formula One (F1) held at the Marina Bay Street Circuit.

As the pace picks for to the final race on September 23, 2012, The Straits Times' photographers - Mugilan Rajasegeran, Kevin Lim, Neo Xiaobin and Ted Chen captures the quiet moments to the pulse of the upcoming finale of the 5th SingTel Singapore Grand Prix 2012 Formula One (F1) held at the Marina Bay Street Circuit.

As the pace picks for to the final race on September 23, 2012, The Straits Times' photographers - Mugilan Rajasegeran, Kevin Lim, Neo Xiaobin and Ted Chen captures the quiet moments to the pulse of the upcoming finale of the 5th SingTel Singapore Grand Prix 2012 Formula One (F1) held at the Marina Bay Street Circuit.

As the pace picks for to the final race on September 23, 2012, The Straits Times' photographers - Mugilan Rajasegeran, Kevin Lim, Neo Xiaobin and Ted Chen captures the quiet moments to the pulse of the upcoming finale of the 5th SingTel Singapore Grand Prix 2012 Formula One (F1) held at the Marina Bay Street Circuit.

As the pace picks for to the final race on September 23, 2012, The Straits Times' photographers - Mugilan Rajasegeran, Kevin Lim, Neo Xiaobin and Ted Chen captures the quiet moments to the pulse of the upcoming finale of the 5th SingTel Singapore Grand Prix 2012 Formula One (F1) held at the Marina Bay Street Circuit.

As the pace picks for to the final race on September 23, 2012, The Straits Times' photographers - Mugilan Rajasegeran, Kevin Lim, Neo Xiaobin and Ted Chen captures the quiet moments to the pulse of the upcoming finale of the 5th SingTel Singapore Grand Prix 2012 Formula One (F1) held at the Marina Bay Street Circuit.

As the pace picks for to the final race on September 23, 2012, The Straits Times' photographers - Mugilan Rajasegeran, Kevin Lim, Neo Xiaobin and Ted Chen captures the quiet moments to the pulse of the upcoming finale of the 5th SingTel Singapore Grand Prix 2012 Formula One (F1) held at the Marina Bay Street Circuit.

As the pace picks for to the final race on September 23, 2012, The Straits Times' photographers - Mugilan Rajasegeran, Kevin Lim, Neo Xiaobin and Ted Chen captures the quiet moments to the pulse of the upcoming finale of the 5th SingTel Singapore Grand Prix 2012 Formula One (F1) held at the Marina Bay Street Circuit.

As the pace picks for to the final race on September 23, 2012, The Straits Times' photographers - Mugilan Rajasegeran, Kevin Lim, Neo Xiaobin and Ted Chen captures the quiet moments to the pulse of the upcoming finale of the 5th SingTel Singapore Grand Prix 2012 Formula One (F1) held at the Marina Bay Street Circuit.

As the pace picks for to the final race on September 23, 2012, The Straits Times' photographers - Mugilan Rajasegeran, Kevin Lim, Neo Xiaobin and Ted Chen captures the quiet moments to the pulse of the upcoming finale of the 5th SingTel Singapore Grand Prix 2012 Formula One (F1) held at the Marina Bay Street Circuit.

As the pace picks for to the final race on September 23, 2012, The Straits Times' photographers - Mugilan Rajasegeran, Kevin Lim, Neo Xiaobin and Ted Chen captures the quiet moments to the pulse of the upcoming finale of the 5th SingTel Singapore Grand Prix 2012 Formula One (F1) held at the Marina Bay Street Circuit.

As the pace picks for to the final race on September 23, 2012, The Straits Times' photographers - Mugilan Rajasegeran, Kevin Lim, Neo Xiaobin and Ted Chen captures the quiet moments to the pulse of the upcoming finale of the 5th SingTel Singapore Grand Prix 2012 Formula One (F1) held at the Marina Bay Street Circuit.