News Details

Malaysia says it will not renew contract after 2018

 XPB Images The future of the Malaysian Grand Prix has been thrown into further doubt with a government minister claiming the race contract will not be renewed. Sepang CEO Razlan Razali said the race was under threat back in October due to poor returns and low ticket sales, with television viewership also falling. Now, the government's tourism and culture minister Nazri Abdul Aziz has told local media the current contract will be the last in Malaysia as race hosting fees rise year-on-year. "The current agreement is from 2016 to 2018,"  Aziz said. "So once that ends, there will be no more [Formula One race]. "F1 attendance is dropping and there is less...
Full Story »
9y ago from F1i.com 0
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

Malaysia will not extend F1 deal, says minister

Malaysia will not extend its contract to continue hosting a Formula 1 race...
9y ago from Motorsport.com

Ecclestone casts doubt on Singapore future

Bernie Ecclestone has admitted that he thinks it unlikely that Singapore...
9y ago from Pitpass.com

Malaysia set to leave F1 after 2018

– The Malaysian Grand Prix is poised to drop from the Formula 1...
9y ago from GPUpdate.net

Singapore wants to drop grand prix

Singapore does not want to host an annual Formula 1 grand prix anymore,...
9y ago from GrandPrix247.com

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

Felix Rosenqvist secures IndyCar pole at Long Beach

25 cars rolled out on the historic Long Beach street circuit Saturday...
31m ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

IndyCar Long Beach – Qualifying Results

A slightly modified format was in play for IndyCar’s Long Beach...
20m ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

Kyle Kirkwood speeds to the top in second Long Beach...

The NTT IndyCar Series held its second practice session on the streets of...

Popular On TotalWRC.com

Popular On GunnersToday.com

Arteta’s desire for complete control may derail...

Guardiola has granted his players freedom to improvise, it’s the...
3h ago from TheGuardian.com

Mikel Arteta's three-word 'final message' to Arsenal...

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has sent a simple three-word message to his...
3h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Manchester City vs Arsenal: Six things to watch in...

This is the big one – it's Manchester City vs Arsenal at the Etihad...
4h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Premier League shootout arrives with odd twist for...

chester City v Arsenal is a rare late-season title decider and comes with...
3h ago from TheGuardian.com

Comments

Hottest News

Recent News


2014 GPToday.com
GPToday.com is not responsible for the news headlines and associated descriptions and images it indexes, the content of externally linked sites or the comments & postings of its users.

This website is unofficial and is not associated in any way with the Formula One group of companies. F1, FORMULA ONE, FORMULA 1, FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, GRAND PRIX and related marks are trade marks of Formula One Licensing B.V.