According to a report by Bernama, the government’s decision on whether the Sepang International Circuit will continue to host the Malaysian Motorcycle Grand Prix (MotoGP) will depend on detailed data collected throughout its organisation.
Youth and sports minister Hannah Yeoh said that while holding of the prestigious race had been met with encouraging response, the SIC still needed to convince the ministry of finance that continuing to host the race would provide comprehensive benefits.
“All this requires data to convince the ministry of finance that there is a return on investment. When we invest, we are not signing only in terms of tourism. It should help support the economy and job opportunities for Malaysians,” said Yeoh.
“Like the MotoGP temporary jobs that can be generated every year, approximately 4,500. But we also want to have skills passed down to the people, so that’s why data collection is important and SIC must ensure that all this is recorded to convince the ministry of finance that is it not a waste,” she added.
It was revealed recently that SIC is currently preparing to negotiate a contract renewal for MotoGP hosting rights with Dorna Sports, which expires in 2026. SIC CEO Azhan Shafriman Hanif was also reporting as saying, “we do not want to repeat the mistakes of the past. We let F1 go and now it is very hard to get it back. I hope we don’t make the same mistake with MotoGP.”
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Who wants to host here risking busload of Kelantan folks coming gatecrashing?
should host raceday on a friday so that kelanatan/terenganu folks wont be able to attend as they are mandatory to pray else risk jail .
Stupido mentri, unlike F1, MotoGP has been raking in the money to keep SIC alive and bringing in record spectators. When there is actual racing and every year there is a new champion people will come to watch. F1 continues to be a boring showcase for AMG then RedBull and now recently a 2 horse McLaren race.
Of course stupid. Since when they clever?
I will say you are stupid if you cancel motgp. You already cancelled F1, now also want to cancelled motogp? If you cancel motogp, might as well you just terminate that circuits. Other countries going foward, you keep going backward
If our menteri got a bit more grey matter, he/she would kick start a ASEAN racing event by meeting and discussing with relevant parties including racing clubs all over ASEAN/ASIA to jointly host macam macam racing events. I am sure Japan, China,Thailand, etc mesti interested. We can create our very own Asian version of F1. Apa susah? Nothing is worst than abandoned or poorly maintain race track.