Force India chairman Vijay Mallya believes that the Singapore Grand Prix will live up to its spectacular billing.

Mallya said: "With the large Indian population and the proximity to India, (the Singapore Grand Prix is) something that we very much look forward to."

"For the companies that sponsor the car, and others as well, Singapore is going to be a big, big venue."

 It has rightfully aroused tremendous international interest: it's a new venue, the first night race and a street race, which are always hugely popular."

"I think it's going to be absolutely spectacular. They have built in a huge amount of entertainment as well and there will be bars and live music, and it will all be open well after the events on the track are over, so I think it promises to be a huge amount of fun. This is what F1 needs."

The F1 indian supremo also provided some insight knowledge on the Singapore weather with some weather forecasts.

He explained: "I've been a resident of Singapore for the last 25 years, and one thing I can tell you is that it rains every night."

"You don't have to pray for rain, it just comes!"

"People say that rain suits Force India, but rain has the same effect on everybody. It doesn't give a special opportunity for us alone."

"If it's a challenge for other drivers, it's equally a challenge for our drivers."

Colin Kolles, Force India team principal, echoed his belief that the night aspect of the race just makes the Singapore showpiece all that bit extra special as compared to  the other races.

He said: "It's going to be a very interesting event. We'll have to work on different time zones and it looks to be a very special track. "

"Additionally it's a night event, so it's something that I am really looking forward to. It should be very spectacular to see the cars racing under the lights."

"I would like to get two cars to the end of the race and to see them both racing."

For Mike Gascoyne, Force India chief technical officer, however, the time zone of the Merlion City will provide his charges with the stiffest challenge.
He said: "The biggest difference will be the schedule. We won't be starting until later in the day and then we will finish a lot later than usual."

"In general we work for eight hours after the finish of a session so on Friday that will be a finish of around 7am! "

"This means we will probably stick to a European time zone but the toughest challenge will be to avoid jet lag and fatigue, which is when mistakes occur."

"I hope we can carry forward our improved performance to Singapore. There's a lot of support from Indian fans over there and I hope we can put on a good show for them."

* Catch the Singapore F1 race LIVE on STAR Sports starting this Friday!