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Sports minister queries Sepang's F1 value

– The future of the Formula 1 Malaysian Grand Prix is in doubt after the country's Youth and Sports Minister called on the Sepang Circuit to focus its resources on MotoGP.Sepang has hosted both Formula 1 and MotoGP since the venue opened in 1999, marking the start of the sport's expansion to new markets on purpose built circuits.Sepang, which this weekend hosts its annual round of MotoGP, holds a contract with Formula 1 until 2018, but Youth and Sports Minister Khairy Jamaluddin has cast doubt on the race's future."I think we should stop hosting the F1, at least for a while," he posted on social media."The cost is too high, returns limited. When we first hosted the F1...
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