A file image of the 2014 Formula 1 Petronas Malaysia Grand Prix in March. Forbes magazine reported earlier this year Malaysia has seen a a 351% increase in the number of international tourists visiting annually since it hosted its first F1 race in 1999.
THE Sepang International Circuit (SIC) was built to promote Malaysia globally through motorsports and it has done so successfully.
Inaugurated by former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad on March 7, 1999, SIC held its first Formula One Petronas Malaysian Grand Prix in October that year. Before that, it hosted the first MotoGP Malaysian Grand Prix in April.
