- ... that the layout of Shanghai International Circuit (pictured) was inspired from the Chinese character shang (上), the first character in the name of the city Shanghai?
- ... that there have only been six races in the history of Formula One that have awarded half points to finishers due to a premature end?
- ... that the 2009 season was the first without a race in North America?
- ... that prior to Singapore's first Formula One race in 2008, the last running of the Singapore Grand Prix was as a non-championship race run to Australian Formula Two rules in 1973?
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