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Poor returns may spell demise of Malaysia GP
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Malaysia is considering scrapping its Grand Prix after 2018 due to falling ticket sales and increasing costs, sports officials said today in Kuala Lumpur. The Malaysia Grand Prix, which takes place at Sepang International Circuit, has been a non-stop fixture on the calendar since 1999, but it's eroding finances have now called into question its future beyond its current contract with FOM expiring at the end of 2018. "The locals are not buying the tickets to watch F1," explained Sepang CEO Razlan Razali to the AFP. "If there is no economic value, why should we continue? We better take a temporary break." Attendance figures for last month's race topped out at...
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