President and CEO of Formula One Management and Formula One Administration, Bernie Ecclestone, “We’ve never seen anything built so good, so quickly. I’d be surprised if it hadn’t been really top quality standards. Singapore should be very, very proud of what’s happened. They were courageous enough to want to do it. There was a lot of criticism but I hope they’re well rewarded for what they’ve done”

Mercedes Motorsport chief, Norbert Haug, “I think it is a big, big step forward for Formula One. The pictures, the atmosphere is really one of a kind and this gives a completely new experience to all the viewers worldwide but also to the spectators. That is very positive and the whole scenery I think is unreal. It is like in a movie and I think it is a big, big step. I think Bernie pushed very hard, so thanks to him”

Red Bull racing team principal Christian Horner, “I think of the spectacle of a night race, but not only have we got a night race, we have also got a great circuit, a really challenging circuit. They have just raised the bar considerably for a new circuit and the spectacle of racing at night in a big city such as Singapore is really exciting”