After a covid-induced hiatus, the returning F1 Singapore GP did not disappoint. The street circuit served up quite some drama throughout the weekend, where Sergio Perez ended up winning. The wet track definitely played its part in the delayed start of the race. However, it all could’ve been avoided with the right witch doctor.

You read that right. The street track had rarely seen rain since its F1 debut in 2008, all thanks to a spell that was cast by a witch doctor. However, the street track experienced plenty of it before the 2022 race. Although this could’ve been avoided by the right witch doctor, who wasn’t available for the 2022 edition.

Joe Saward, the British journalist, in his journal, revealed an interesting story about the witch doctor from a reliable source.

He revealed, “The Singapore Grand Prix, so they say, employed a local witch doctor to cast spells to ensure that rain did not fall when the races were on.”

“When the race was revived this year, the Grand Prix called up the witch doctor and discovered that the old fellow had gone to the great witch surgery in the sky, and so a new witch doctor was required. A suitable replacement was found, but no-one was quite sure if his magic would work. It didn’t,” he added.

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In today’s day and age, most would ridicule such scenarios and stories. However, the Singapore GP has never been affected by rain as much as it was this year. Could there be some legitimacy to this story after all?

Joe Saward dives deeper into the F1 witch doctor claim, which reveals a booming market for it

The British journalist dug deeper into the witch doctor’s claim. To his surprise, the Brit found evidence of the prominent market for the same, and it’s booming!

“While researching the idea, I did stumble on the fact that there is a shopping mall in Singapore, called the Fu Lu Shou Complex, which specializes in mystical and magical products.”

“I also read a wonderful story of a Singaporean lady called Bambi, who says that she earns $50,000 a month casting spells,” he revealed.

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The majority of people would not believe in such an approach. But it seems, there are people making substantial income through this business model.