F1 Grand Prix in Malaysia

Gear up for Malaysia’s most exciting sporting event, the super-charged, adrenaline-packed, F1 2013 Petronas Malaysia Grand Prix due set the Sepang International Circuit on fire from the 22^nd to 24^th of March 2013. The F1 Malaysia Grand Prix 2013, this year, gets the second round of the season’s twenty-leg FIA Formula One World Championship on the road.

The Malaysian chapter of the formula 1 circuit dates back to 1999, when the event was first held on the 5.543 kilometer long, Hermann Tilke designed track, in Sepang, Selangor located within close proximity to the   Kuala Lumpur International Airport.  The Sepang track is quite convenient to get to as it is situated at a distance of 85 km from the Kuala Lumpur city center and is easily accessed via 45 minute drive. The Sepang International circuit which features 15 turns and 8 straights with access speeds of more than 300km/h is averred to be especially challenging, for Malaysia’s hot and humid weather conditions often render it quite difficult to navigate. 

Malaysia’s unpredictable tropical climate has actually been known to cause various impediments to the successful staging of this F1 race down the ages. For instance, during the 2001 race, a torrential tropical rainstorm during lap 3 almost rendered the event a wash-out while in 2009; the heavens burst open to cause disruptions to a race that eventually saw Great Britain’s Jenson Button triumph. In 2012, the tropical monsoon once again showed up to ruin the party and everyone associated with the event this year, is hoping that the sun will shine brightly on race day so  that the storm clouds stay away.

The Malaysian Grand Prix, in 2013 is celebrating its 15^th anniversary, and the event organizers along with sponsors Petronas, have set up an action-packed schedule for the millions of fans who will be arriving in Sepang for this high-speed battle of wills and skills. The race itself will feature eleven teams and twenty-two drivers including stars like Sebastian Vettel, winner here in 2010 and 2011 who is in pursuit of this third Malaysian crown, and Brazilian driver Fernando Alonso who triumphed here last year. Another star attraction of the event will be the Red Bull Racing Team, which will no doubt put up a spirited defense of its Constructors’ title

In addition to all this exhilarating sporting action, the organizers of the race are also enticing race-goers with the offering of a special 'One Ticket Unlimited' (1TU) package which will open up a world of dining, entertainment and shopping privileges to them. This special ITU package will afford all grandstand ticket holders free entry to the after- race music concert to be held at SIC’s Helipad Area, which will feature the superstars of rock music the legendary 90s rock band Guns N’ Roses, famous for classic rock anthems like November Rain, Sweet Child of Mine and Welcome to the Jungle, amongst many more.

Additional advantages of the ITU package include exciting discounts at numerous retail outlets for the month long F1Malaysia GP Sale 2013 and deals for transportation and food and beverages for the actual race day and after.  Other advantages of the package include rebates for the purchase of official merchandise produced to commemorate the 15^th anniversary of the Malaysia Grand Prix.

If you have a passion for high speed and heart-stopping action, the F1 2013 Petronas Malaysian Grand Prix, is an event you really can’t afford to skip.

Circuit Name:	Sepang F1 Circuit
Laps:	56
Circuit Length:	5.542km
Race Distance:	310.408 km
Lap Record:	1:34.223 Juan Pablo Montoya (04)