World Champion Lando Norris (McLaren): “The Bahrain GP in Malaysia will be chaotic”

Formula 1 is returning to the Sepang International Circuit for the first time in nine years, with the Bahrain Grand Prix being rescheduled to take place at the Malaysian circuit.

McLaren star Lando Norris believes: “To be honest, I think the next race in Malaysia could get pretty chaotic – because of the straights and the layout of the corners. It could be about as turbulent as it was at Monza.”

The world champion on his Sepang debut: “I’m looking forward to it. I watched lots of races there when I was younger. I remember, as a young driver at McLaren, providing simulation support for Fernando Alonso and Stoffel Vandoorne when they raced there many years ago. I remember going into the factory at midnight – or whatever daft time it was – and driving until 7 am, just to support the lads.”

“So it’s not as if it’s completely new to me, but it will be the first time I’ve actually been out on the track myself, which is exciting.”

“The only thing that’s not so thrilling is when you’ve run out of juice in the battery. If you take those two high-speed corners at really high speed, you’ll run out of electric power later on. That takes a bit of the character out of a circuit – something we’ve already experienced on other tracks in 2026.”

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