Amid F1 drivers' fears about a wet race under artificial lights, Singapore's skies opened with a fury as Thursday became Friday at the scene of the sport's first night GP.

Fierce showers of rain lashed the formula one paddock, and reports suggest that parts of the small city-state were even under water.

The rain eventually did stop on Friday morning, but the forecast for tonight's three hours of practice is very uncertain.

Source: GMM