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  • Malaysians Rejoice Sepang’s Exit From F1, Singapore Continues To Be Ripped Off

    Malaysians Rejoice Sepang’s Exit From F1, Singapore Continues To Be Ripped Off

    *Go away. We do not need old white men like Ecclestone to rip us off anymore*

    At first, I was perhaps 70% supportive of Malaysia dropping Formula One but after hearing what the moronic 86 years old former owner of F1 Bernie Ecclestone said, I am now 150% supportive.

    After Najib saw we were losing huge amount of money hosting F1 every year for 17 years, Malaysia decided to drop it from next year on.

    Ecclestone then shockingly admitted that F1 had been deliberately over-charging the venues including Malaysia for the rights to host F1 – hence causing them to make losses.

    In reply, our Sepang circuit boss Razlan Razali said that Ecclestone lacked respect and made promoters “look like idiots” when Ecclestone said they were deliberately overcharging.

    Ecclestone then replied that no one will miss Malaysia’s F1 as they still have Singapore. He then said:

    “Nobody made him look stupid, and it’s difficult to make people look stupid. If they are, they are,” and that it is not their fault that the Sepang race cannot make money.

    Well… Fook you, Eccelstone.

    We do not need to be deliberately ripped-off by old white men like you and treated with disrespect.

    We already have our old ex-PM to rip us off and insult us. We don’t need you, Ecclestone.

    No wonder so many famous tracks of the past such as Zolder and Zandvoort, Nürburgring and Brands Hatch had stopped hosting F1.

    South Korea even stopped their F1 in 2013 just three years after starting citing high costs.

    Even the famous Marseilles Grand Prix was axed for 10 years and will only resume next year.

    Therefore, I am now 150% supportive of not getting screwed by white-men, lose a lot of money each year (Forbes estimated the cost to be USD1 billion or RM4.34 billion over 10 years) and to add insult to injury, get insulted further.

    Our Prime Minister had made the right decision to drop F1.

    Don’t worry. You still have Singapore, right?

    LSS.

     

    Source: Lim Sian See

  • Briton Charged Over F1 Track Invasion

    Briton Charged Over F1 Track Invasion

    The man who walked across the race track during the Singapore Airlines Singapore Grand Prix was charged with committing a rash act yesterday.

    No plea was taken from Briton Yogvitam Pravin Dhokia, 27, who is burly and about 1.85m tall.

    He is accused of acting rashly to endanger the personal safety of the Formula One drivers involved in the race near Turn 13 along Esplanade Drive at about 9pm on Sunday.

    Closed-circuit TV camera footage released hours after the race showed a man entering via a gap in the fence. He sauntered across the track and scampered to the other side when race leader Sebastian Vettel’s Ferrari emerged from the turn. He then climbed back over the barrier.

    Deputy Public Prosecutor Marshall Lim sought a short adjournment to finalise investigations. He said Dhokia may face fresh charges.

    No one posted bail of $15,000 for him yesterday.

    His bailor must be either a Singaporean, permanent resident or consular officer from the British High Commission.

    Now unemployed, Dhokia said the bail sum was too high for him and that he had spent all his savings on tickets and did not have that kind of money. He was allowed to make one local phone call.

    Asked by District Judge Ronald Gwee if the embassy had been informed, the prosecutor said “yes”.

    A spokesman for the British High Commission in Singapore confirmed the arrest of a British national in Singapore.

    He said: “We stand ready to provide consular assistance.”

    Dhokia’s passport has been impounded. His case will be mentioned on Oct 6. If convicted, he could be jailed for up to six months and/or fined up to $2,500.

     

    Source: www.straitstimes.com

  • Man Arrested For F1 Track Invasion

    Man Arrested For F1 Track Invasion

    Police have arrested an unidentified man who was captured on live footage sauntering on the race track midway through the Formula One Singapore Grand Prix (GP) on Sunday (Sep 20).

    At about 1am, police confirmed a 27-year-old man was arrested for Rash Act and is now assisting with investigations.

    The individual, who was clad in a T-shirt and boardshorts, strolled along the side of the Esplanade Drive section of the Marina Bay Street Circuit, where cars reach top speeds of 290km/h.

    Then-race leader Sebastian Vettel, who eventually won, radioed his team shouting: “There is a man on the track, there is a man on the track.” Runner-up Daniel Ricciardo also told his team that the individual “was taking a video”.

    The safety car was immediately deployed onto the race track but after a brief amble, the man hopped back into the stands.

    “I had to look again as I wasn’t sure if I had a problem with my eyesight and that I actually saw somebody crossing the track,” Vettel told reporters.

    “The team said on the radio that someone was on the track, I think I saw him take a picture so I hope it was a good one at least… in focus.

    “It was pretty crazy though, we approach that corner at around 280-290 clicks (km per hour) so I wouldn’t be crossing the track if I was him but it was good to see the safety car come out straight away.

    “Maybe next season we need to block the grandstands a bit better and fortunately nothing happened to us and nothing happened to him. It was pretty odd, not what you expect to see when you come around to the next corner.”

    Australia’s Daniel Ricciardo, who finished runner-up to Vettel, was not impressed by the intrusion, saying the introduction of the safety car might have cost him a chance of winning the race .

    “Thanks to the guy on the track…appreciate it!” Vettel joked. “I was tempted to swerve – clip him!”

    Shortly after the incident, another spectator at the Singapore GP tweeted a photo of a separately open and unmanned gate to the track.

    Similar invasions, while uncommon, have happened in the past, raising concerns about security at Formula One races.

    An Irish former priest ran onto the track during the 2003 British Grand Prix while a disgruntled Mercedes Benz employee invaded the Hockenheim track during the 2001 German Grand Prix.

    Earlier this year, a spectator ran across the track in front of cars travelling at 260km/h during practice for the Chinese Grand Prix.

    Apprehended by security and handed over to police, he explained that he had wanted to drive one of the cars.

     

    Source: www.channelnewsasia.com