The Formula 1 series is set to make its annual trip to Singapore at the Marina Bay Street Circuit on Sunday, which means Saturday marked the all-important practice race to fine-tune ahead of the main event. However, Saturday's practice race was marred by a delay by an unexpected source: a giant lizard.

Formula One racing (also known at F1) has one of the most sophisticated timing and tracking systems of any sporting event. The cars are all equipped with radio transponders and there are dozens of sensors and infrared cameras all over the course to help track every detail of every moment for each car—sometimes down to a thousandth of a second.