Original: Turn 1 was named Sheares after Benjamin Henry Sheares , the second president of Singapore ; Turn 7 was named Memorial due to its proximity to a Second World War civilian memorial ; and Turn 10 was named Singapore Sling .
Simplified: Turn 1 was named Sheares after Benjamin Henry Sheares , the second president of Singapore . Turn 7 was named Memorial because it is near a Second World War civilian memorial .