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Sepang at the very beginning

F1-Photo.com / Cahier Archive Next weekend will see the 19th Malaysian Grand Prix to be held at the Sepang International Circuit. Sadly, it looks like it might also be the last. The event has been left off the 2018 Formula 1 calendar due to declining ticket sales. The very first F1 Grand Prix to be held in the country was on 17 October 1999. Then as now the race took place over 56 laps of the 5.542km (3.444-mile) circuit, in cloudy and hot conditions. The event marked the return of Ferrari's Michael Schumacher after breaking his leg at Silverstone. Schumacher won pole position in qualifying. However, he knew that he was well out of running for the championship. When the race started, he...
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