Malaysian Grand Prix.
Malaysia has long had ambitions to join the countries hosting international motor sport and the country now has a circuit worthy of hosting both the F1 and FIM Motorcycle Grands Prix and one which raises the standards for all other circuits. Some 64 km south of Kuala Lumpur the Sepang International Circuit has put Malaysia on the Formula 1 Map.
It has been specifically designed to encourage overtaking, being very wide and containing at least four slow corners following long straights. The other 10 corners are medium- to high speed. Those characteristics lead to the brakes having a hard time, while cars also need plenty of traction to accelerate away. Ticket prices have been reduced after the first 2 years to attract more of the local folk to the race.
