Sepang, to be just another race on the calendar?

Just look at the picture below - It was taken just five minutes before the Malaysia GP two weekends ago.

It wasn't like this last year... 

A SIC staff had commented that promotion to this year's race wasn't like in previous years. There was minimal adverts in the papers and the streets of KL did not have many banner, posters, etc along roads.

No wonder some I know didn't know Formula One was taking place that weekend. Indeed it wasn't avid F1 followers but in the past everyone knew it was a race weekend.

Also gone, are the airshows that used to thrill spectators - young and old - on Race Days.

Airshows may be an 'old' thing as some may say but who doesn't enjoy watching some acrobats up in the air, living dangerously as they put on a show?

The organisers and promoters should Bring back the hype, as appeared in 'From the SIDELINES' in today's Mailsport.

Something needs to be done, or else the Malaysia GP may become just another international event in Malaysia or worse still just another race on the F1 calendar.

A 'Ferrari' one-two, totally unexpected

When was the last time Ferrari's Fernando Alonso and Felipe Mass finished on the podium together?

It was in Korea in 2010 and the last Ferrari one two was in Germany earlier on the 2010 season.

2011 was a year to forget and based on the competitiveness and skills of both drivers, 2012 doesn't look good either.

Nevertheless it was a 'Ferrari' one-two in Sepang yesterday - only that coming in at second was Sauber Ferrari's Sergio Perez.

Alonso winning, let alone was a shocker and Perez just made the day even more unexpected.

If only Mass could be the driver he was before the eye accident some time back, if only! and the Ferrari's being faster.

Only expected incident yesterday was Team Caterham finishing last and the rain.

Read more on the Malaysia GP in today's Mailsport.

Fittingly, Alonso is still not convinced of Ferrari's competitiveness.