Dr Mahathir Mohamad rode in a Rolls-Royce and led the F1 drivers around the Sepang F1 Circuit in a parade of vintage cars. The opening ceremony also saw a parade of Petronas Motorsports cars and motorcycles, a military acrobatic motorcycle show, freefall parachutists, and a spectacular flypast by FA-18 jet fighters of the Royal Malaysian Air Force. Hussin said the response from the public to the event was most encouraging although tickets sales were initially slow. The total revenue from ticket sales was RM40 million and the organisers earned another RM30 million from sponsorships. The crowd was estimated to be nearly 80,000.
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