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