| This year's Formula 1 Grand Prix season has | | | | the atmosphere and amenities that Kuala Lumpur |
| started off with unexpected results. | | | | and Malaysia have to offer. |
| The second racing event in the circuit was | | | | This year's race saw Fernando Alonso crossing |
| enjoyed in Kuala Lumpur as Malaysia hosted the | | | | the finish line first for the McLaren-Mercedes |
| 2007 Grand Prix at its Sepang International Circuit | | | | racing team, and hot new rookie Lewis Hamilton, |
| course during the first weekend in April, with the | | | | whose debut in the Australian Grand Prix in March |
| jewel in the crown, the Grand Prix de Monaco still | | | | 2007 saw him taking third, followed Alonso across |
| to come. | | | | the line to finish second in an exciting, |
| Included in the Grand Prix Formula One Racing | | | | heart-stopping race that had crowds at Sepang |
| Championship in 1999, the Malaysia circuit, hosted | | | | on their feet. |
| at the Sepang racecourse near Kuala Lumpur, is | | | | The roar of engines and the smell of hot rubber |
| fast becoming one of the most popular events in | | | | and warm asphalt drifted over the thousands who |
| that part of Asia. Since their first year in the F1 | | | | came to witness the exciting race, which saw |
| racing circuit, the Malaysian course has offered | | | | Alonso maintaining an almost nine second lead |
| drastic changes in weather to challenge F1 drivers, | | | | over Hamilton the later half of the race as |
| as well as a 56-lap, 5.54 km racecourse filled with | | | | onlookers watched with wide-eyed excitement |
| hair-raising turns and straight-aways that beg for | | | | and cheered for the efforts of other racers, |
| speed. | | | | including Kimi Raikkonen, who finished third for |
| The Sepang racecourse, built in 1998, has become | | | | Ferrari. |
| the guiding design of subsequent F1 racetracks | | | | After Australia, the F1 site at Kuala Lumpur |
| around the world, and has led the way to offering | | | | offered racing fans not only a drastic change in |
| a major global event that attracts thousands of | | | | temperature, but sights as well. Malaysia, offering |
| visitors every year to this exotic country filled | | | | a quaint combination of modern amenities and |
| with charm, grace and history. Sepang is known | | | | architecture with simple Asian charm, provided |
| to be one of the most technical circuits in the | | | | domestic and global visitors with a different view |
| Grand Prix circuit, and its combinations of tight | | | | of the world as seen by Malaysians. The capital |
| turns and straight-aways make it one of the | | | | city of Kuala Lumpur welcomed global visitors to |
| most exciting courses for both drivers and | | | | the event with open arms and tasty treats that |
| spectators. | | | | delights the palate. |
| The racetrack, a mere 3.5 kilometers from the | | | | Keep an eye on the McLaren-Mercedes racing |
| New Kuala Lumpur International Airport, is easily | | | | team comprising of Alonso and the rookie fast |
| accessible by taxi and can be reached within a ten | | | | making a name for himself in the F1 world, Lewis |
| minute drive. Shuttle services also transport | | | | Hamilton, in upcomin Grand Prix as both give |
| passengers back and forth as well, but most | | | | fellow racers a fast, exciting run for their money. |
| visitors opt to stay at least a few days to enjoy | | | | |