Malaysia’s young drivers race for success abroad in a post-F1 world

For 19 seasons, the Malaysian Grand Prix made Sepang International Circuit one of Asia’s premier racing venues.
Sepang opened in 1999 as an emblem of a Southeast Asian nation that was on the up at the time. But the government ended its support for the Formula One (F1) race in 2017, closing a high-speed era that brought the eyes of tens of millions of people across the world to Malaysia.
For home-grown drivers, however, their motorsport dreams have not reached a chequered flag since F1 left...