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Still buzzing from the weekend's Formula One excitement, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said Malaysia "hardly paid anything" to host the Bahrain Grand Prix at the Sepang International Circuit (SIC).

Speaking at the opening of the Khazanah Megatrends Forum 2026 in Kuala Lumpur on Monday (Oct 5), Anwar said the government carried out only minor repairs and improvements at the circuit.

He also described the event as a success, saying it drew more than a quarter of a million spectators as F1 returned to Malaysia for the first time in nine years.

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00:00Democracy is not something you say as part of the pious platitude to win over.
00:07It's how you practice.
00:09And mind you, I'm not read fully.
00:11There's a short summary because I was busy with F1 yesterday.
00:15Great event. Thank you, Malaysians.
00:21And the way we manage that is better than Khazanah.
00:25You know why?
00:30We hardly pay anything.
00:33We did make some minor repairs to the track and minor improvements.
00:43But it's a splendid thing that we did and it's a great effort by many of us.
00:50And I was excited to see people, I mean Malaysians, more than a quarter million present.
00:58Although I used to joke that this part of bourgeois aristocratic sports.
01:04And I invited my wife and said, why don't you come and join me?
01:09She said, what do you see?
01:11I see this fabulous, expensive sports car.
01:16I said, my dear, we could hardly see them.
01:20They just zoom, zoom.
01:22You see it, excite.
01:23Why the excitement?
01:24It's common.
01:25So, as you know, we survive by not arguing with our wives.
01:32Of course.
01:39I'll see you next week.
01:45Thanks, guys, I see.
01:49Thank you for listening.
01:50I'm really good.
01:51Thanks.
01:52Thanks, guys.
01:52Thanks, guys.
01:52Thanks, guys.
01:54Thanks, guys.
01:57Thanks.
02:00You

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