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Malaysia to drop off F1 calendar as French & German GPs return
The Malaysian Grand Prix will be the country's last after 19 years on the Formula 1 calendar. The decision, announced by F1 commercial boss Sean Bratches, comes after the country's government questioned the value of the race. The American said that the F1 calendar would have 21 races in 2018, despite the loss of the south-east Asian event. The French Grand Prix returns after a 10-year absence and Germany is back on after dropping off in 2017. Listen to 5 live's Chequered Flag podcast Malaysia was in the vanguard of the new races that came to define Bernie Ecclestone's final years in charge of the sport. A state-of-the-art facility was built and the race funded with government money as the...
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