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From BBC Sport this morning
F1 set for Sepang testing session
Formula One is to conduct a rare test session at the Sepang circuit in Malaysia in March.
The event will take place from 27-29 March to help plug the three-week gap between the opening race in Australia and the Malaysia Grand Prix on 8 April.
The session will also save the teams the expense of returning to Europe between races.
"It's further recognition of our effort to make the circuit a hub of motorsport in Asia," said a Sepang spokesperson.
"Almost all the F1 teams are based in Europe and it makes sense for them to commit their personnel to test the cars in Sepang instead of flying them to the other side of the globe."
F1 set for Sepang testing session
Formula One is to conduct a rare test session at the Sepang circuit in Malaysia in March.
The event will take place from 27-29 March to help plug the three-week gap between the opening race in Australia and the Malaysia Grand Prix on 8 April.
The session will also save the teams the expense of returning to Europe between races.
"It's further recognition of our effort to make the circuit a hub of motorsport in Asia," said a Sepang spokesperson.
"Almost all the F1 teams are based in Europe and it makes sense for them to commit their personnel to test the cars in Sepang instead of flying them to the other side of the globe."
