SEPANG, Oct 5 — Malaysia would need a minimum five-year business plan covering the commercial, promotional and logistical requirements of hosting Formula One (F1) if it wants to make a permanent return to the championship.
Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA) president Mohammed Ben Sulayem said that the possibility of Malaysia returning to the F1 calendar remains open, but any move would require proper planning.
“The investment and the track are both great. You can see that a lot of things have improved. Anything is possible. I mean, look at the calendar. It is changing,” he told a media roundtable with selected Malaysian media on Sunday.
Ben Sulayem was in Malaysia for the Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia, held on Oct 2-4 at the Sepang International Circuit.
