Given Malaysia’s current financial situation, hosting this multi-million ringgit project will only paint the government as being short-sighted and hoping to distract from the real issues with fancy fast cars.
It’s the season of loud engines roaring through the tracks of the F1 Grand Prix again and with it the prestige and privilege of hosting such a monumental race, which is beloved by fans all over the globe. This is an opportunity for some serious discussion about its benefits and drawbacks.
If it happens, Malaysian F1 fans can finally stop shivering in anticipation, and witness the high adrenaline and deafening sport again right here in Malaysia instead of having to travel to Singapore. “It is not as simple as wanting to do it next year and things will materialise the way Tun M imagines it to be.
There is an obvious decline in the sport’s popularity. The seats needed to occupy the stadiums are no longer purchased and audiences do not feel compelled to experience the sport in person. The public has also voiced its disagreement, commenting on issues such as Malaysia’s RM1 trillion debt as well as how the majority of the population does not watch F1 and cannot afford tickets.
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