The Malaysian Grand Prix | What Went Wrong?
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- čas přidán 18. 10. 2020
- Over the years, races and circuits have come and gone. And with 2020 seeing the return of circuits such as Istanbul Park and Imola just to name a couple, it further made me want to make a what went wrong on this particular track. See, this is actually a popular racing location, and if you aren’t a fan of Hermann Tilke’s designs, just hear me out on this. Because this is no Yas Marina, it’s no Sochi.
It’s Sepang, and the Malaysian Grand Prix. What Went Wrong?
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SIIII RAGAZZI, MI SENTI MI SENTI, DEI DEI DEI, FORZA FERRARI ❤️❤️
Just imagining the sound of Sebs first win in red make me cheer inside ❤️❤️❤️
Absolutely! What a win that was!
Same bro, for me my favorite moment in his entire career, I've never been prouder
*Dai, it means come on
Both Lewis and Seb had their first wins of the turbo-hybrid era at Sepang!
F1 dah hilang serinya.. Nk f1 asal v8 na
As a Malaysian, I am amazed on how accurate this video is. The financial, ticket sales, and how the locals are favoring motogp. Nice one!
Thanks man! Glad I got some stuff right 😊
+ after party sucks
Simple, the tix prices are too expensive compared to MotoGP’s.
Bro you don't even wanna know how many wanna-be rossi rempits out here in my neighbourhood hahaha
@@helicocktor one by one will wish they never b one;)
Alonso won in Sepang with 3 different teams which were Renault, Mclaren and Ferrari.
Great stat
It is sad that Hermann Tilke's worst tracks are in the calendar (Sochi and Yas Marina) instead of the better ones (Sepang and Istanbul)
I know right? Really sucks..
Hi im from the future and i wanted to tell you that Istanbul Park still rocks!
Sepang was made because of the prime minister at the time... He wanted more tourist to earn more money to make Malaysia better so that they can do even more stuff but it didn't work out, they lose money
Oh and some weird shit happening
Worth noting that those that have the most money tend to be in locations that aren’t great for racing. So unless you’re Baku, your city or island probably doesn’t have all the land and hilly terrain that would be best-suited for racing.
Yas Marina is decent now
as a malaysian myself, i believe malaysia still have a lot of f1 fans (though still not much as moto gp). i keeps seeing people wearing the mercedes-petronas tshirts in public. the problem is the ticket price, the f1 tickets prices are almost 2-3x more than moto gp tickets thus the low attendance. still hoping its back on calender tho. i started watching f1 recently and im sad its gone from the calender.
true. the ticket prices are not affordable for locals. they dropped the price for the final race, and see what happened. Lots of local fans coming for the race.
Even outside the circuit, shops are showing the Malaysian Grand Prix nationwide and it attracted many fans gathering at restaurants and coffee shops to watch F1.
Hafidz Garib berapa harga tiket f1?
@@khairulikhwan4908 serendah RM32 untuk F1 final kt Sepang tahun 2017
@@khairulikhwan4908 lgpun waktu tu byk giveaway ticket free.
Hafidz Garib ouh. Harga tickets drop disebabkan kurang penonton ke? Harga asal berapa?
As a young Malaysian fellow fan, This was my first ever up close look and first time watching F1 here at Sepang.
And im sad that i cannot be watching here again in my home country
It’s a shame man! Hopefully it can one day return.
2017 was the last day malaysia will ever experience the greatest race known to man but at least singapore...no, i don't want to jinxed it
I was at the last Malaysian GP, 2017 with some friends. It was my first & last live F1 race. The cars are louder & sound better in real life vs in videos. As much as I would like to have F1 return, the costs of the tickets have made attendance reserved only for those with cash to burn.
same im aslo a malaysian young middle 15 y.o f1 fan , also like to watch f1 flying around again here (last time was 2015 i came here)
Sepang was my strongest circuit ever, I keep learning the track every year in the simulation but to see it gone make me feel sad that one day I race in F1 Sepang will not be in F1
Honestly as a Malaysian, it breaks my heat and gives me goosebumps every time I think about how we no longer have f1 there. I hope that the Mercedes dominance would encourage the government to reopen the circuit to f1
As a Malaysian fan myself, I honestly cried watching this.
You were spot on with the comment on the demographic here seemingly being more interested in motorcycles and that is really because of the economy. Motorcycles are just more affordable and as such, it is more relatable to watch motogp with all the bikes going down a highway at 180kmh with their back bent down like a rossi on a straight.
The other thing I wanted to point out is that as a result of the loss of interest, the circuit is less and less well maintained. I'll never forget Lewis' instagram post of finding a rat in the lighting above the car in the pit garage.
I, too, hope I can drive down to sepang to watch another race again. Even if singapore is just there, the racing is more exciting on a purpose built track than a street circuit. No offence meant to the singaporeans who have turned their track into one big event of the year but the racing has always been more memorable at sepang even with the lack of viewers.
Glad you liked the video mate! It’s a shame that the circuit isn’t being maintained as it was. Let’s just hope some more life gets injected to it! 🇲🇾
@@MadeByPerspective hey, there's a small group of us who are considering starting an online petition to get some awareness about this topic as well as to get the government to re-consider. can we quote this video as a background and about what has happened since the race was discontinued?
@@RaikkonenF12008 I'm hoping Netflix "drive to survive" brings new malaysian F1 fans and boosting its popularity.
Recently, Malaysians have started to love F1 more and more. I think it started getting more popular in 2017. I honestly only went once to a race there in 2015 when Seb won. And I hope by 2022 Malaysia can comeback to F1 bigger and better than ever
That’s awesome! Hopefully we can see it return one day 😀
I love Sepang 😍. Not only it's because of how good the circuit is or how many memorable moments it has but also a highlight of my life as I attended this GP in it's last race to date. It's a surreal experience and I wanted to thank Sepang for giving me that as it can be a one in a life time opportunity. Hope to see this track back on the calendar soon
Me too man. even got the very last tickets for the main grandstand
Awesome that you got to experience that!
2022 Sepang is coming back
@@nchmusic99 YES!!! YES!!! YEZZAAAA!!!
@@nchmusic99 u sure bro?? before it closed, i am still a poor student, and now i am be able to buy tickets.
The ticket price is too expensive for normal malaysian like me but i came for the last race in sepang
Agreed. Some prices ESPECIALLY the grandstand tickets can cost nearly a month of average worker's salary. The ones that I can afford were hillstands tickets.
Orang kaya malaysia mana mau tengok f1 kat sepang. Depa kata tak grand, panaih. Kalau kat oversea tu tak segan lah nak upload kat instagrem. Russia, france, turkey australia boleh tgk awek mat saleh. Sepang tgk awek ladang sawit ja
@@hashrulsubzero I really hope f1 return to sepang in the future and make the price more affordable for normal people like us
@@zhufri if SIC has enough money to host an event for FOM, then they can do it. As we all know, they don't have that.
Because your watching f1 not karting
as a malaysian myself, seeing your video gives me a little hope that one day sepang will be back on the f1 calander
I hope so too! Maybe one day..
Fun fact. Sepang just installed track light years ago. I saw wtcr race last year, the circuit look beautiful at night!
24 hours of sepang, maybe?
As a malaysian, I hope that our economy is getting better so can afford to host f1
one can only hope that i can hear the roaring of the f1 engine on the malaysia race track
@@maxwellpeter5955 dude, F1 cars have ceased to "roar" since the introduction of v6 hybrid power unit, way back in 2014. 😂😂😂😂
@@maxwellpeter5955 what roar? Hahaha
Its not about economy . We didnt have France gp for longtime .
@@TuneVideos go to a race and you will be able to hear the engines scream
Malaysia should return to the calendar, it was one of my favorite tracks to watch f1 racing and also a great track to race in simulator.
if they make it a night race, the costs would be increased etc etc, given how they r struggling financially now, i dont think its really feasible, also it will kinda degrade the atmosphere cuz it will make it seem like they were trying to copy singapore
Mmm true in terms of $$$ but there’s more than one night race now
yeah tell me about it, if singapore got a night race why can't malaysia then?
@@maxwellpeter5955 Because literally budget is an issue for our country to hold prestigious F1 Grand Prix again, at least not in foreseeable future. And the fact if Sepang is made into a night race it won't be as profitable and intriguing like Singapore Grand Prix does. Singapore's night city view and atmosphere are simply unbeatable.
@@ciaolecrack4968 attended Sepang event during night time few months ago. Not sure if it's only me but the atmosphere feels much better compared to a day event.
@Bouya Nope, we are certainly not talking about your ass here. Then again, we are all entitled to own opinions. I get your point.
I love Sepang! It's a shame it faced financial issues. Great vid as always man!
Thanks bro 😊
The Malaysian Grand Prix tickets are hideously expensive for the average Malaysian. Now I’m a middle class Malaysian, and grandstand tickets cost on average 1/3 my monthly salary. Even the K1 Grandstand costs a lot. And I haven’t even started talking about the exorbitant prices of food and drinks on the circuit. When a can of Coke costs 4x as much as what it usually cost outside, hard to really get repeat customers. It may be cheap for foreigners, but for the locals it’s certainly not!
Plus car racing is not really that big of a deal for most Malaysians. It’s bloody costly so average Malaysians aren’t involved. The ones that managed to be in F1 like Alex Yoong and Fairuz Fauzy have rich families. So the only ties we Malaysian have with F1 is just Petronas.
MotoGP however is another story. Not only is it more accessible to the public, there are actually Malaysians racing in Moto GP with more success than any of the F1 drivers ever managed. Heck, Sepang sponsors a racing team which will field Valentino Rossi next season! No wonder the Moto GP race saw attendance around 100,000 per race.
malaysian tickets are the cheapest on the calendar and should not be used as an excuse. Tickets for K1 is about RM300 but then u had promotions by sepang that sometimes make 50% discounts. Malaysia F1 FAIL is because low promotion by organisers and MALAYSIANS IN GENERAL are not that keen on the sport.
tickets on average is at least RM1000 or even more in other circuit, malaysian GP IS THE CHEAPEST and people still complain
@@Sunotmy RM 300 is still expensive when you consider the average salary for Malaysians are around RM 2, 441 before deductions. To put things into perspective, RM 300 will only get you a Hillstand ticket for F1. But for MotoGP, that same amount will get you a grandstand ticket.
Heck, I make 3x that and I still couldn’t justify spending 1/6 of my salary to watch the race every season at the grandstand.
It's cheap if you earn USD/GBP/SGD/AUD etc. But not if you earn MYR.
@@tiadaid this is standardized price bro. not even EU average can afford F1 tickets willingly they have to save money from the start of the year if they wanted to go. some even opt out to go SG because prices of tickets are too high. The only difference is the high class are big there so they can afford the luxury but middle class citizen struggle so they go to Asia where prices are a lot cheaper. Sepang is very very cheap price already as I mention they even give discounts at an already lower amount and that in turn sometimes make them cause a deficit.
For reference, Singapore's tickets can be as low as S$38 for walkabouts during free practice, while the cheapest seats goes for S$288 I remember (at turns 17 & 18, where the Float @ Marina Bay provides ~1/4 of the entire circuit's seating. Then grandstand tickets go for S$1,388 (~RM4100/€950/£800) (turns 1-3 & 7-8 (beside the Civilian War Memorial) or S$2588 (start/finish straight, opposite the paddock), which is ~1/3 & 2/3 of the starting monthly salary of a fresh engineering Bachelor's graduate in the country
Loved being a part of this! Great to see the full video 😁
Malaysian still love Formula 1, and including myself. It's really sad that the pricing and the unfair contract agreement ruin the F1 Malaysian fanbase and the track itself.
But what you presented here is accurate and I'm thankful that you made this video for the sake of forgotten Sepang race spirit.
I am still a hardcore F1 (Vettel) Malaysian fan , yeap they should make the tickets cheaper to attract more people
"Felipe baby stay cool"
Ahhh good times
Great memories 😅
@@MadeByPerspective Massa pissed off is pure Gold hahahaha
As a Malaysian, I have to agree that people here are more drawn to watch motogp than f1.. f1 is not really a thing here
The first Tilke track from the 2000s (actually it was 1999) series. I love it. It has almost all kinds of challenge for the drivers. 👍
I’m glad that finally there is a video to highlight why this amazing circuit Drop F1 from its calendar . I was involved in every single F1 race as a Marshall from 1999 to the Finale 2017. To be honest, not everyone can afford to attend it as the parking fee,ticket and food is too expensive to most fans out there.
I am a malaysian and my first ever F1 experience during V10 era is during my secondary school studies. At that time Petronas had sponsored free grand stand ticket to my school and I am very lucky to be chosen to go for this F1 experience. I still vividly remember my first F1 experience with the roaring sound of V10 engine when those cars come blasting through the main straight and also the first ever experience of the need to wear ear plug while enjoying the race!!
The first ever Malaysia GP was such a huge event that Post Malaysia issue first day cover to commemorate it. I just wish Malaysian GP can be held again
Spot-on analysis. I'd add when F1 promoter changed the 2016 calendar by having back-to-back races between Singapore and Malaysia (previously MAL scheduled in April), it literally confirmed the elimination of the latter sooner or later. It'd be hard to compete with Singapore GP in terms of country's transportation hub and more importantly its glamour (Monaco wanna-be).
Thanks so much 😀
I went to both in 2016 and 2017 great that they were back to back. Think the prices were much cheaper for locals in 2017 there were certainly more fans there .
Well Singapore is thriving cause the lifestyle and surrounding location there suits the western "taste" of living. Also growing up we never really could afford the tickets.
FOM is totally to blame, they want too much from the owners. Sepang is doing fine with motogp
3:46 that Mark Webber impression tho
Hahaha thank you
You be surprised this placed is jammed packed during the MotoGP. The entry fee was considered way way cheaper in local currency.
On the other hand, Bernie f1 circus was power/money hungry and usually had unreasonable demand for organiser when you compare the tickets price versus MotoGP and they don't really give organiser value for money for what they demanded.
I am not sure if Liberty Media will be much lenient in organising f1 versus Bernie time and providing more value to organisers.
By the way, they now had night light as well as resurface the road too.
@Metal Morphine when it first started the ticket price is insane. Heck even moto gp ticket was much more reasonable and it was full house too.
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Yes! Two of my favorite up and coming creators!
Night race was almost approved in Sepang but the backlash they got made them cancel it. Sepang is known to be the “hottest” race of the year and they didn’t want to ruin that. I’ve seen engineers dump ice on the power units before race
with global warming in mind, I think if F1 were to race in Sepang, it should be at night
Woo baby!! This is the one I've been waiting for!!
Hope you liked it!
Races in Asia-Pacific are tough on European viewers due to time zones, which is why the night races started becoming a thing to compliment the majority fanbase of F1 that watch on TV / streaming format.
Great video mate it was really interesting topic, looking forward for more videos of what went wrong💪
Thanks for all of your support 😀
Good video, glad that there are still good youtubers like u bro
Ah, i remember my first Sepang race, got to watch the Multi21 incident from the grndstand. Great memories
Sorry i couldnt be there for the premiere, another great and informative video mate keep it up!
Thank you for watching!
"Ferrari's back! Ferrari's back!" Simply unforgettable
What a moment 😍
thank you for this. im from Malaysia and always wonder what went wrong. i manage to attend the last GP on 2017. hope F1 can make its comeback in Malaysia soon
This is one of the most difficult tracks that I love since I got into Formula 1 gaming and Motosport gaming since Elementary School days. It takes time to really enjoy and love this track. This was one of the most frustrating racetrack to get used to especially Turn 6, Turn 7 and Turn 8. Those 3 turns were nightmares, I was inconsistent and frustrated because in real life everybody literally able to pull those corners perfectly. But years passsed I really grow loving this track. I visited this track when I was 13 years old on off season occassion. Yes, it's a very hot place during mid day but it's such perfect place for anything motosport related. I was sad when the track had to say goodbye to F1 in 2017. It's one of Tilke's masterpiece and represent a part of Malaysia. The final 2 corners, Turn 3 to 4 and Turn 9 were my favorite parts of the track. Yeah, it's the marketing that don't actually help the attendance number as well. I guess if Sepang return, the Grand Prix must be the first round of the year or the final race of the year. It IS a very big struggle to introduce Formula 1 to Asian viewers ESPECIALLY South East Asia. It will also takes drivers other than Alexander Albon from South East Asian nations to make the attendance higher and easier for Formula 1 to be familiar in the public ears in South East Asia, beside how F1 related to road cars ofc.
my friends still think that F1 today use jet fighter fuels when I said something about the relation between F1 and roadcars they just laugh it off…typical Malaysians or maybe South East Asians is still stucks in the past with their narrow minds attitude😂😂
It was also a bummer they moved the race so close to Singapore. Having it so close to Singapore GP made sense logistically but when it was a week apart, I guess the "spectacle" of the night race drew the crowds there instead. A damn shame, in my opinion. Cost of tickets, like most of the Malaysians below mentioned, was also a killer. Can't wait for it to come back
I totally agree with you, I miss this track so much. I miss the long pair of straights, the swindling hi speed s curves. It was also my favourite in the entire calendar, only second to Belgium.
In 2018, they added night lights to the Sepang International Circuit for night uses and races.
Loved this video, definitely an improvement (not that the other ones were bad, I still liked them). Very interesting content and opinion.
Thank you! Appreciate the support 😀
Motorcycle culture are mostly more popular in Southeast Asia. They're more affordable and suitable to the streets there. That's also probably the reason why Thailand snagged a slot in the MotoGP calendar.
Also, in the 1990s Malaysia hosted a MotoGP race in Shah Alam, before the Sepang circuit was made. There was also a race in Indonesia's Sentul circuit. Those tracks also hosted the World Superbike races in the 1990s.
Sepang track have been install for night race back in 2018, but lack support from local government and 2020 pandemic… it will take a while to host any European races
The Sepang Circuit is just pure pretty at night, the tracks all are lit and everything is so spacious and beautiful
A night race at Sepang is definitely in the talks. They even put up new set of stadium lights around the circuit. Plus, being a rather hot country, a cooler night race will absolutely bring in more viewers. The timing would fit international race times as well
OH YEAH!!! I can even cook chicken at the grandstands with fellow fans...
You’re spot on about the Singapore advertising at the Australian gp
When I went with school a few years back I remember seeing it and they’re was also a competition to actually go there
Still go the the gp but not that area where the advertising was so not sure if it’s still there
I remember that competition too! The advertisement on the Fangio grandstand (main straight) is what I remember most.
@@MadeByPerspective
Yeah, that’s where all the schools were weren’t they
Genuinely disappointed to not see Sepang anymore. There seems to be an inherent flaw in the model of formula 1. It always comes down to it being too expensive to hold a race for the circuit to leave any sort of buffer in case there's a dip in ticket sales. F1 whilst being the pinnacle of motorsport is now trying to change by introducing budget caps but I hope it's not too little too late. Also they don't seem to advertise aggressively enough to inoculate some sort of growth among the people. I am an Indian and here it's like this sport simply doesn't exist. I hope the sport makes some BIG changes.
Love from Malaysia!! Im crossing my fingers that Sepang will made it to the 2021 calendar!
If they can't make it in 2021, we can still look forward for 2022...
lama lagi. tapi jangan hancur harapan. negara kita kena tambah lagi ekonomi.
As a Malaysian who is also a race fan regardless how many wheels, u are pretty spot on.
For starters my first attendance in Sepang for F1 was in 2000 during a Sat qualifying, then in 2009's mega wet race, followed by 2010 (or 2011?) before my last one in 2017. Half of those were free tickets, so u got that point right. Honestly I'm not sure if we were getting any ROIs to be precise. Regardless, having seen Vettel hitching a ride home via a Sauber at the end of the 2017 race was spectacular.
You did mention why MotoGP is appealing in this part of land. One simple reason is the inclusion of local riders in Moto3, Moto2 and the premier MotoGP class. Ticket sales went off the roof when Hafiz Shahzrin got a seat in MotoGP class.
That's said, the only way to excite Mysians to leave their homes n attend a F1 race weekend in Sepang is by having a competitive Mysian driver in a decent team. That's said it's easier said than done. Throughout the years, we couldn't find a proper F1 prospect to land a seat in any F1 teams. Many factors, but costs remains a major hindrance.
I would think until my countrymen is a junior series champion in his first try like LeClerc or George Russell, then I'll believe having Sepang back in F1 would make sense. Sadly, the best we can produce now is another #lordmahaveer. So nope for the time being...
Love how Tilke is “chosen” to design a track.
3:16 Alonso got his first pole position at that same weekend
That too!
Nice video and review about sepang..hopefully we can get f1 back here
im a Malaysian f1 fan, I been to sepang before, the only reason for people not to show up to the race because TOO HOT during the days to watch f1, so I agreed with what u said by changing it to the night where is more warm.
Sepang F1 was established to put Malaysia on the global map, not because the country has strong following. There’s a urban legend back in the 90s that our then PM brought F1 to Malaysia because he’s sick of hearing about there are people out there still thought Malaysian lived on trees and wear loincloth.
Ayy glad you brought the sepang track up lad...It's unfortunate that the track has stopped hosting F1, however they continue to host Motogp grand prix's. Many factors come into play such as costs, politics and economy. However, Malaysians prefer motorcycles due to it being a much more relatable sport towards the fans compared to Formula 1. Personally, I think that the Sepang track is one of the best circuits out there, and I am not being bias!
Malaysian GP was my favorite Grand Prix because it was held at a beautiful circuit not very far from my country (Indonesia) so the race time was kinda friendly and it was so affordable to watch there even more affordable than Singapore. When Malaysia deciced to not hold F1 again, I was so devastated.
Great video mate. Your research is spot on. I want to share my thought also about this. I think also why Malaysia, Sepang in paticular, gave up on Formula One because of there is not a local hero thats racing in the competition.
If we look at MotoGP, Southeast asia has lots of rider competing full time (in 2020 there are 5 riders, competing full time in grand prix motorcycle racing lower class like Moto 2, and Moto 3). Yes F1 had Alex Yoong back then, but the MotoGP local hero like Hafiz Syahrin, or Zulfahmi Khairuddin are actually could make an impact on the race (Zulfahmi Khairuddin and Hafizh Syahrin finished 3rd in their respective classes in 2012) and given the fact that MotoGP is indeed one of the biggest sport in this part of the world, hosting an F1 race is just not worthed anymore.
I am an Indonesian, and Indonesian is one of the biggest MotoGP Fanbase in the world, but we don't have the grand prix currently, therefore if we want to watch a race the closes race would be in Sepang as well. In grand prix weekend, lots of us will come to the race (I think the organizers are well aware about this as well) and we are not just coming for the GP but also for the tourism part as well, therefore such businesess such as hotels, foods, and etc, suddenly make lots of money in that weekend alone. And adding another tourist from another country ( which is a lot as well) you can imagine how much money can it bring to not only sepang but Malaysia in general.
I am both fans as well, but for me watching MotoGP at sepang will be much more affordable rather than watching F1 as well. The overall budget will be much lower than F1 in Singapore because the currency rate in lower.
Thats my opinion on it
The Malaysian F1 had a good run from 1999 until 2017 ... that circuit had a few tricky corners .. the layout looked like a football field
One thing I’d wanna add is; for MotoGP you have multiple motorcycle groups & clubs from small underbone bikes to superbikes who attended. Unlike F1 the tickets are actually affordable to a wider group of people.
Fun fact. Sepang only just installed lights for night races last year. Night track days are way better thanks to the cooler weather.
Most of southeast asian people more interested in motogp rather than f1.
I'm indonesian btw
I never knew that. Hmmmm.
One of my favourite tracks😍
Incredible circuit!
I love this track when I was 5 I'd play f1 2012 on Malaysia all the time after 7 years I play f1 2019 and I start to cry because my childhood track was gone
I've watched the F1 races in Sepang 4 times.. it is such a joyful experience.. unfortunately the tickets are quite expensive to locals.. the last race i went in 2012 cost me RM700 including post race free pass to Guns N Roses concert.. RM700 is too steep even for middle class..
i agree with ur statement if they want to bring back F1 here it Malaysia, they should be racing at night. watched the Night Race. 4H of Asian LeMans back on Feb 2020, it was fantastic. love your video btw
Malaysia was lowkey one of my favorite tracks and it’s fun as hell on the F1 games haha
The first Modern circuit design by tilke, sepang grand design would we see on every circuit in the 21 century like abu dhabi, bahrain, bud international
Nice hat.
Also this track was amazing! Loved it and the location, Malaysian women are unbelievably good at head and appear to be very happy to take it up the batty ... a wonderful country.
A big thing back then was when Singapore came they also asked the owners of the Malaysian track if they would do a night race (they also asked this from Melbourne - that's why Melbourne isn't in the middle of the night anymore, for EU viewers). But they didn't see the cost/effect thing happening for the track
I’m Malaysian but duing the last Malaysian go ever held, the locals in the track were really less bcs for Malaysian like me, is very expensive. Only rich can afford a ticket at sepang. Plus the economy of my country is the problem, I hope Malaysian economy will rise again. We can do it
I like the layout from Sepang Circuit but sometimes for motorcycle race it's hard to brake.
Probably about ticket price..but really miss f1 back at Malaysia,hopefully it will come back here..love ur video mate,Gday
You got it spot on about how popular motorcycle culture is in Malaysia. But, there is another reason why motogp is booming at Malaysia. That is because Indonesian fans would also come here to Malaysia and watch Motogp since indonesians are an even bigger motocycle fans compare to us Malaysians. Thats why sepang is filled with people for a motogp race.
I was there in 2016 and 2017.. There's alot of empty seats in the grandstand in 2016 but it still feels like the grandstand is full :v.. I missed Sepang so much
Great Video mate!
Thanks legend! Appreciate your support 😊
Used to drive there for track days, races, drag races and watched 2 Japan GT Championships in Sepang.
I think it will be back in the future as f1 gained more popularity in the last few years and also there’s a lot to see and do in Malaysia, it’s for me the number one country to visit in south east Asia
Another problem about Sepang International Circuit is that there are not many tourist attractions in the area. Sepang is considered to be at the outskirts. Hence, tourist have nothing to do during their free time.
Putrajaya is located next to Sepang... They can just go to Putrajaya then!
Now that you said it, F1 night race in Sepang would be very amazing (probably much better view than Bahrain night race), and very good way to attract fans. Also, I forgot there are so many memorable memories in Sepang until you mentioned it. 2016 was the first year I'm into F1. I very much remember Lewis lost the championship just because of that race, and Ricciardo's first win since 2014. And in 2017, Verstappen won, and Vettel crashed with Stroll in cooldown lap xD.
Thank you for this video. Being a Malaysian, so proud to watch F1 race on tv. I had a dream to attend F1 event, but never made it because ticket price. 😔
I'm located in Sydney Australia & it was significantly cheaper to fly to the Malaysian GP than to go to the Melbourne GP. 50% cheaper in fact. Sepang was probably the best track to watch a race hence I went 3 times. Usually stayed in a 5 star hotel in the middle of Kuala Lumper costing around $100. Aud per night. We would a cab from the hotel to the track (1 hour & around $20 Aud) Extremely good value. Please bring it back.
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Sepang always has a place within me as it was the first ever F1 track i went to. That was back in 2010 i remember being so amazed by the racing i defienantly think that Malaysia should come back to the calender maybe place it after Singapore
According to research from this author’s consultancy firm Formula Money, the races in France and Germany pay combined hosting fees of $44.8 million to F1 annually compared to the $46.7 million that it got from Malaysia.
During early years of sepang in F1 their calendar would be around end of season in september. It usually interesting because of the heated competition around the season end and raining season usually coming at the end of the year.
But since singapore came F1 pushed sepang into early season race which is after the australian gp and makes singapore end season race. And people lost interest in sepang.
I loved Malaysian grand prix on the seasons you could expect stupid amount of rain, always had the opportunity to shake up things.
Just to mention, there were no Malaysian drivers in F1 since early 2000s. Also, there were no Malaysian (at least in terms of licence) teams since Lotus.
P.S. would love to see Sepang back!
Alex yoong was the first Malaysian driver if u didnt know
@@whisperhuman4157 So many years have passed... He must be yoold now!
@@whisperhuman4157 and he was bad... didn't really wanna say it but yeah, he was bad sadly. paid driver.
MotoGP are very popular among southeast asian since motorcycle are like a bread and butter for daily life here. I'm a borneon living in North Borneo, state of Sabah in Malaysia. Cars aren't exactly most people are engaging in a way of motorsports in local scene. Most of the time young men and women who take pleasure in racing mostly focused on Motorcycle race scene, car's are mostly for the more wealthy and steady income person rather than motorcycle are being played by most people in Malaysia. That's why most people enjoyed motorcycle races rather than car races in here, forget the JDM scene or Hot import night scene etc etc. People will flock when there is a Motorcycle event thru every city in Malaysia, rather than car scene. Hope this bring some light to the current situation in Malaysia race scene. Cheers mate.
As a Malaysian F1 fan who's gone to Sepang before and swore off it, here are my reasons why.
1. Tickets are expensive as hell. not only are the tickets expensive, everything else you buy there is expensive too. Simple food and drinks cost a bomb and you cannot bring your own drinks in which I understand, but its Sepang, guys. Its hot as hell out there which brings me to my second pint,
2. Its hot as hell out there in Sepang. Staying at home watching it on TV is so much more comfortable. If it rains, the humidity under the umbrella or poncho is gonna make you wet anyways. If it doesn't you'll still be wet because you won't stop sweating.
3. Better coverage at home. Sure nothing can beat the rumble of the engines in real life, but after 10 laps or so the novelty wears off. You're stuck with the one view of the circuit that's in front of you and if anything interesting happens outside of your field of view, sucks to be you then. Being at home gets me zoomed in, slow mo, play by play and commentated action. All of which I don't get on the track.
4. No traffic. Once the race is over, I can just turn off my TV. On track though, exiting the circuit is a nightmare! Driving outta the parking is even worse!
No thanks man. I'm sad that Sepang is no longer on the calendar, it is definitely one of my favourite circuits after Monaco, but as a spectator, I really cannot understand the appeal of a live F1 race. I'd rather watch it at home. I learn and see more that way.
100% agree, the issue is that our weather is unbearable, for foreigners they love the heat. Malaysians on the other hand try their best to stay away from it. If we had cooler weather like the UK i could see plenty of families bringing their kids out to the race. Another issue is that Sepang is really far from the city and in the middle of nowhere, to get to the circuit in itself is also not something casual fans would want to do.
I don't think the hot weather is the problem. Yes it is humid but the grandstand is full of fan. It is not that hot under the grandstand canopy.
But the ticket price is too ridiculous. Who you think would pay RM2000 just to watch a car racing. That is almost a month of salary for most of Malaysian. Even if a person such as a top level management officer of income around RM 10k would think twice to buy the ticket. And for sure you don't want to watch all by yourself at least buying 2 tickets for spouse or friend.
MotoGP ticket is affordable range so it will always full. So weather got nothing to do with spectator turnout. Even on the free admission seat on the grass with no cover are still full with spectator, so no problem with hot weather at all. The problem is only the ticket price.
If I may ask, is it because the price of the ticket is first determine in USD and after that converted to Ringgit Malaysia? Giving the exchange rate between USD and the Ringgit it will definitely be expensive to the locals. Perhaps that is why Singapore is more successful in organising the F1 since ticket price for them will not be that expensive ..
Tracks like the Sepang international circuit and the Autódromo de Dolores Provincia de Buenos Aires were awesome. They offered lots of exciting races all over the years. Too bad they're disappeared for good
I’ve been to a few F1 races in sepang over the years. Most of the spectators are not hardcore fans mostly socialites who want to be seen and people who got free tickets. Most of them know the races names or the teams.
Not many locals are willing to break their bank to buy an F1 ticket especially with it being very expensive in a low income country. I know this because I have never spent money on my tickets they were always given by friends who got them for free from their business affiliates.
I’ve never missed a motogp race in sepang since 2014 and I have to say the passion in the crowd is different. The energy level is totally insane you get true fans almost football hooligan like. The affordability is key here especially to the try fans.
It is a wonderful track and yes it’s gorgeous at night too (did a track day at night once). Maybe they will strategise it differently and bring back F1 to sepang later.
Really spot on
I was there in 2017. Sure do miss it. As a Malaysian, i can verify that among all the people that i know, only 5 is into F1 and that includes my father. Motogp on the other hand got a lot more fans, maybe half the people i know is into it and the tickets are more affordable. Bringing F1 back to Malaysia is really hard financially. But 1 thing about Malaysian is our patriotism spirit is high. If a Malaysian driver drives in F1 i think then its possible to attract more viewers.
and might i add in 2017 even when the tickets are cheap, i still see lots of empty seats 😕
In motoGp. Sepang international circuit held a lot of tragedies. As far as i can remember, in 2011 marco Simoncelli died in sepang 😢. It was a tragedy
It was a sad moment, but that's 1 tragedy in motogp
@@El.broder the other one is on 2019 where an Indonesian rider Afridza Munandar died on turn 10.
The only downside of Sepang as a circuit, is the relatively less elevation changes than most of its contemporaries. The second half of the track did not elevate up and down as much as the first half.
I think Malaysia's new tower would atleast bring more attractive. It will be the 2nd tallest tower in the world 'PNB 118'.
Also, as a fellow malaysian. Yes night circuit at sepang would be awesome but for the engineers, it would a hell. KL is also has rain at night. Making it could be the coldest f1 race in history, literally. I was sleeping at night only to get a cold fever at the morning.
Edit : I missed my camping bus due to the fever
As a Malaysian F1 fan, I don't see F1 returning to Sepang anytime soon. Probably because as what you said, Malaysians are more into MotoGP. That being said, I really wish that more Malaysians would come to appreciate F1 more for it to return to Sepang, hopefully... One thing that would definitely attract more locals and fans across the world is the return of the screaming v10s!! (v8s are acceptable too I guess xD)