Nighttime racing just brings a little something extra to a race I think. NASCAR has proven that it works, and many other race formats already use it as well. But so far Formula One racing hasn’t gone there. But that may soon be changing.

On Thursday of last week, test runs were done to check the viability of Formula One nighttime racing. The test track? None other than Indianapolis Motor Speedway which hosted the U.S. Grand Prix. Mr. Bernd Maylander himself ran a few laps under a few different conditions while being taped.

Already in SouthEast Asia plans are taking shape to set up a nighttime series. This should be quite an event once the details are worked out.