Kuala Lumpur.- Malaysia He ruled out the plans to resume his annual grand prize from Formula 1 In the near future, claiming the high sponsorship costs and a very tight car calendar.
That country of Southeast Asia first hosted an F1 race in 1999 in its International Seca (SIC) circuit and the last in 2017.
Malaysia officially retired the year following the F1 calendar due to the increase in event organization costs.
His sports minister, Hannah Yeoh, said Thursday that his celebration would mean an annual expense of about 71 million dollars for the government.
In addition to the organization rights, Yeoh said that the SIC also needs a considerable annual investment to maintain the standards required for high -level motor racing.
“Malaysia must also commit to a contract between three and five years with Liberty Media (which has the commercial rights of the F1), which represents a commitment of around 1.5 billion ringgit (355 million dollars) during this period,” he said Thursday before Parliament.
“The current racing calendar is very tight and if Malaysia is interested in receiving it again, we will have to compete with other countries for a place,” said Singapore and Thailand neighbors.
The Thai cabinet approved in June an offer of 1.2 billion dollars to organize F1 in the streets of Bangkok in 2028, while Singapore continues to celebrate its popular annual night race.
However, Yeoh said that Malaysia does not completely close the door to re -organize formula 1 races, if any private entity is willing to assume the costs.
Violence in Argentina
Alianza Lima and Bolívar advanced Wednesday to the quarterfinals of the 2025 South American Cup, on a day tarnished by violent incidents between fans of Independiente and Universidad de Chile that led to the cancellation of the match in Buenos Aires.
The South American party was overshadowed at the barbarism lived in the stands of the Libertadores de América stadium, in Avellaneda, during the duel of the Red Devils and the U. of Chile, where fans of both clubs starred in serious incidents in the stands.
Conmebol detailed in a statement that canceled the party at 48 minutes due to the lack of security guarantees by Independiente and local authorities.
