The directors of the Sepang Grand Prix in Malaysia have ruled out the possibility of turning the event into a night race before the end of the current contract, which expires in 2015.<\/p>\n
The start time of the race has been moved to 5 p.m. this year. The organizers cited the rising costs as the reason for not lighting the track.<\/p>\n
And although Bernie Ecclestone wants to see the Sepang Grand Prix held at night, race directors have now confirmed that the start will be at 5 p.m. at least until 2015.<\/p>\n
Mokhzani Mahathir, track chief at Sepang, told AFP news agency: \u00ab We have modified the contract. The race will start at 5 PM. It’s another way of saying there will be no night race before 2015. \u00bb<\/p>\n
Mahathir added that organizing a night race was more than difficult in a crisis context.<\/p>\n
\u00ab Bernie told me that we could have raised the issue. I told him that we are facing an economic crisis. A night race will not attract more people to the circuit. \u00bb<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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