New Prime Minister Najib Razak has waded into the debate about twilight Formula One racing, saying the 5pm start time at the chaotic Malaysian Grand Prix needs to be reviewed.
The Grand Prix started for the first time in its 11-year history at 5pm instead of its usual 3pm slot at the insistence of Formula One Management (FOM) so it would better suit their core European television audiences.
The 5pm start was a compromise that Sepang International Circuit (SIC) made with FOM, which initially wanted the race held at night as in neighbouring Singapore, where the first ever Formula One night race was held last year.
But this has been ruled out due to the costs involved.
SIC chairman Mokhzani Mahathir said he was in talks with the FOM’s Bernie Ecclestone and the International Automobile Federation (FIA).
“I think you do the race in the night or you do the race in the day, ” said Ferrari’s Felipe Massa.
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