Fantastic Fans Follow F1 For 2007 Malaysian Grand Prix

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F1 FANS SEND CLEAR MESSAGE IN SUPPORT OF MALAYSIAN GRAND PRIX

With a record attendance of 157, 219 spectators at the just-concluded 2007 Petronas Malaysian Grand Prix, Formula 1 fans in Malaysia and its neighbouring countries sent a clear message to the world that they want the race to stay.

“I would like to thank all the fans for their support. It was a fantastic race; but more importantly, there was a fantastic crowd at Sepang. The message is clear from the fans that the race must continue in Sepang,”
says Datuk Azmi Murad, who is the General Manager of Sepang International Circuit.

Azmi, who is the 2007 Formula One Petronas Malaysian Grand Prix event director, said at total of 115,794 spectators attended yesterday’s race as compared to 107,322 spectators on race day last year.

“Friday recorded an attendance of 8,550 and during qualifying on Saturday, we had 35, 875 spectators at the circuit,” he said, adding that it was clear that support from racing fans for the Petronas Malaysian Grand Prix got better and better by each year.

“We will make sure the event gets better and better to woo in bigger crowd in the future,” he said, adding that as a major tourism tool for Malaysia, the Formula One Petronas Malaysian Grand Prix would continue to be a top priority for SIC and the Malaysian Government.

“The Malaysian Government has also made it clear that they are committed to the hosting of the event and we at SIC would do our very best to make sure the event remains as Malaysia’s biggest event for the world,” he added.

The status of the Formula One Petronas Malaysian Grand Prix had come under scrutiny in the media lately following an aggressive bid by Singapore to host the race though the island republic has yet to secure a go-ahead by the F1 worldwide rights holder, Formula One Management Ltd.

SIC, however, had openly declared that despite any decision by FOM on the proposed F1 race in Singapore, the Malaysian GP would continue to be staged in Sepang beyond 2010 when its current contract expired.

While expressing his satisfaction over the overall organization and running of the event, Azmi, who is also the Senior General Manager of Malaysia Airports Holding Berhad, he noted that there was a number of complaints that the company would need to tackle for the betterment of the event.

Azmi said with such a huge crowd, it was inevitable that there would be complaints from the fans over certain issues, which he said would be addressed immediately in ensuring the event would continue to be better.

“This is very important especially with the next race in 2008 to be the 10th edition of the Formula One Petronas Malaysian Grand Prix. We aim to make the 2007 event spectacular,” said the 55-year old airport veteran.

Taking over from Datuk Ahmad Mustafa on January 19, Azmi, who SIC General Manager in 2000 and 2001 before his promotion to the parent company to head the Corporate Communications Division that year, had to shuffle his daily routine between the running of one of the world’s best airports and the world’s biggest motor racing events.

“In truth, it was the support of everybody that made it happened. And, I would like to thank them all – from the dedicated staff of SIC, Malaysian Airports Holdings Berhad, the government agencies, sponsors, the teams and officials. But, most importantly, I would like to thank the fans,” added Azmi.
 

imoloq

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Great! Hopefully F1 will stay in Malaysia forever cause it's a pain to drive all the way down to Sg just for a race.
 

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