Sky Sports activities Formulation 1 commentator and former driver Martin Brundle has praised F1 bosses for his or her “lateral pondering” after it was confirmed that the championship will return to Malaysia’s Sepang Worldwide Circuit.
Following weeks of hypothesis, F1 and the FIA formally introduced on Sunday 26 July that the postponed Bahrain Grand Prix shall be relocated to Sepang. Because of the ongoing battle within the Center East, the unique April date in Sakhir needed to be cancelled. However Malaysia has stepped in to host the Bahrain Grand Prix from 2-4 October.
Discussing the information within the lead-up to the Hungarian Grand Prix on Sky Sports activities F1, Brundle gave his approval of the transfer.
“It’s fairly good lateral pondering as a result of we are able to’t go to Bahrain anytime quickly,” he stated. “Bahrain has been an enormous pal of Formulation 1 since 2004 and everybody has been compliant, as has the Malaysian authorities.
“It’s vital for Formulation 1 to maintain the calendar as far over 20 races as they will for quite a lot of causes – a few of them industrial and a few of them ensuring the championship runs its full course as a lot as attainable.
“It’s going to be robust for the groups as a result of that shall be six races in seven weekends in faraway locations, so logistically, it is going to be punchy for everyone.
“I like the flexibleness and everybody opening their minds up.”
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Former W Sequence driver Jamie Chadwick, who joined Brundle on the published, additionally praised the choice. “It’s like a cross between Hungary and China and, with the automobiles now we have this yr and the deployment, it is going to be fascinating,” she stated.
“It’s one in every of my favorite tracks. It has been missed from the F1 calendar beforehand.”
Malaysia has not hosted a grand prix since stepping away from the collection after the 2017 race as a result of internet hosting charges and declining ticket gross sales. Max Verstappen received the final race there and was joined on the rostrum by polesitter Lewis Hamilton and Daniel Ricciardo.
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