
Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia added to calendar due to Iran war disruption
Kimi Antonelli aims to recover from a poor F1 weekend at an unfamiliar Sepang track in Malaysia, featuring in a hurriedly added Bahrain Grand Prix due to Iran war disruption.
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Formula 1 last visited the Sepang International Circuit in 2017.
Kimi Antonelli will have to deal with an unfamiliar track and potentially heavy rain as he aims to recover from the “worst weekend” of his 2026 Formula 1 title challenge.
The unusually named Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia takes Antonelli and his rivals to a track Formula 1 last visited in 2017 – when he was 11 – in a race hurriedly added to the calendar because of the disruption caused by the Iran war.
It will take place at the Sepang International Circuit, about 60 kilometres (35 miles) south of central Kuala Lumpur.

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