
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. It was designed and built by the same German company responsible for redeveloping the A1-Ring and the Nürburgring and is thought to have cost 50M Pounds and was built in just 14 months - at one stage 2500 workers were on site.
The result is a futuristic blend of stailess steel and glass-fronted buldings and an impressive double-sided main grandstand capable of seating 50.000 spectators. It has been specifically designed to encourage overtaking, being very wide and containing at lost four slow corners following long straights. The other 10 corners are medium-to high-speed and top speeds of over 180 mph are predicted. The surrounding 2.300 acre Gateway Park will contain a hotel complex, shopping centre, a golf course and other sports facilities and a theme park.
02.07.2009
Bulgaria is looking to secure a place on the Formula 1 calendar in 2011 next week, when officials will meet with Bernie Ecclestone in Germany.
02.07.2009
Renault's Nelson Piquet believes the team will struggle to repeat the turnaround in form it achieved in 2008 in the second half of this year
02.07.2009
Gian Paolo Dallara says building a Formula 1 car for the Campos Meta team will be a 'fascinating' challenge for the Italian company.
01.07.2009
Brawn CEO Nick Fry believes that Rubens Barrichello deserves to win grands prix this year despite only beating team-mate Jenson Button once in the first eight races of the season
01.07.2009
Red Bull team principal Christian Horner insists that there will be no team orders between Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber unless only one of them is in contention for the title later in the season
01.07.2009
Timo Glock has not ruled out Toyota being able to challenge for its first Formula 1 victory this season despite admitting that the team has lost some ground to Brawn and Red Bull since the start of the season