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Malaysian Grand Prix: A final farewell to the Sepang circuit

With as much certainty as one can ever say these things, Formula 1 is going to Malaysia for the last time this weekend. The country's government, which has funded the grand prix since 1999, has decided the race no longer justifies the investment. And so Malaysia goes the way of other nations that joined what used to be Bernie Ecclestone's travelling circus in the last decade or two - a huge investment, a poster event for the country, and a white elephant at the end of it. What will become of Sepang in the next 10 or 20 years? The race never attracted many fans, and no obvious motorsport infrastructure has grown. If F1 has left no significant lasting impact on Malaysia - beyond the people...
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