The race will be reduced by at least 15-20 minutes I reckon as laptimes will be 15-20 seconds faster

Well to be fair closing the pit lane after a SC was first deployed particularly in the fuelling era was a bit stupid.

While the track will definitely be faster & consequently the race shorter time-wise by default, but probably not massively shorter because the track configuration is otherwise entirely unchanged, meaning the slow-speed nature that causes long-lasting races with 100% SC record still exists.

@eurobrun Not really any space for larger runoff space or escape road, but I'm sure that approaching that corner at higher speeds will be equally fine.

Flexibility clampdown - Probably unimpactful in the end.

Massa pursues Crashgate “justice” - He should just let that matter go for good.

Stroll under scrutiny - Nothing particular really about his situation.

Tying loose ends - Pirelli or Brigestone, I'm indifferent, but I'd be okay with ATA as the standard from next season, & finally didn't the 12-month period for Red Bull start in late-October from the Mexico City GP weekend, meaning it'd end around that time this year?

Singapore GP founder’s arrest - Unimpactful, unlike in the Vietnamese GP case.

One of the challenges of the track has been its length, which in turn leads to long races, which is obviously reduced by the change. Should be interesting to see how this changes the event.

In the same way that a company will break rules to make money if the fine is less than the profit, this seems like an acceptable approach. In a hypothetical scenario, why not cut a corner to save 10 seconds if you know the only punishment is a 5-second time penalty?

Good point, there is just a small tarmac run off area there. Having looked on Google Earth however I can see the road carries straight on where the turn is so I'm sure that will be used as an escape road.

Rosberg's "brilliant strategy" was to cheat by refuelling when the pit lane was closed, an advantage that was not fully negated by his subsequent stop/go penalty. He would be just as undeserving a winner as Alonso in my view.

Massa wants money, and he'll probably get it. I wonder if Liberty will successfully sue Bernie to pay for it. I wish Massa well!

The part they removed due currently undergoing renovations the bypass the tunnel part which was very slow creating a massive straight instead so expect a huge lap time decrease.
The runout begin of the start/finish after the tunnel should be enough to handle any problems. But if a car goes into the barrier there it could be a red flag situation.