On this Sunday, April 5th, after a chaotic Malaysian Grand Prix that started at 5:00 PM, it might well be that this event, with its start time, is the first and last. The concept being a race schedule considered at ‘twilight’.<\/p>\n
The new Prime Minister, as well as the head of the Sepang circuit, have stated that the race time will be quickly re-evaluated for next year and beyond. This move might take the form of negotiations with FOM (Formula One Management). This year and just a few hours ago, weather and lighting forced the complete stoppage of the race.<\/p>\n
\u00ab In the future, we will try to have a different schedule, maybe earlier, \u00bb said Najib Razak in Sepang.<\/p>\n
\u00ab There are also possibilities for night racing, but we need to look into the costs before embarking on this project. \u00bb<\/p>\n
Like in Australia a week ago, Malaysia has adopted this concept of a ‘twilight’ race for this season, with the race start set at 5:00 PM to reach a larger audience in Europe.<\/p>\n
But this hour in Kuala Lumpur often coincides with torrential rains, while sunset in this region is quite early in the evening.<\/p>\n
\u00ab I had a discussion with Bernie earlier and we are going to review this race schedule, \u00bb added circuit director Mokhzani Mahathir just a few hours after the complete interruption of the Grand Prix due to rain and low light on the track.<\/p>\n
\u00ab The start time for the race in 2010 is therefore not certain, and we will review the calendar for next year. \u00bb<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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