KUALA LUMPUR: Youth and Sports Minister Khairy Jamaluddin today expressed his support for a temporary halt to Malaysia hosting the Formula 1 races. He said that when Malaysia first began hosting the F1 races in 1999, it was the first Asian country outside of Japan to do so. He said consistently declining F1 ticket sales and TV viewership figures were among the factors behind the move. Even then, (their) ticket sales are down,” he said. Khairy maintained that Malaysia should continue to host the MotoGP, which has maintained a sellout crowd.

Source: New Strait Times October 24, 2016 12:56 UTC