According to a study by UK-based research firm YouGov, Singapore’s Formula 1 drivers are still keen to keep track despite the seemingly stagnant negotiations between the Singapore organizers and F1 superiors Bernie Ecclestone.
The Singapore contract expires this year and Ecclestone and the organizers are still negotiating an extension until 2017, although he suggested in an interview last November that the German car sports magazine in an interview did not go well.
Singapore races spend S $ 150 million ($ 104.69 million) annually, 60% of which is financed by the government.
It was first launched in 2008 and in 2012 the city has renewed its five-year contract.
However, the future of the game is 1,002 Singaporean respondents to the survey concerns, 57% of respondents hope to continue this year.
About 70% of people also believe that the game has a positive impact on the country.
YouGov surveyed 9,332 people in eight countries in the Asia-Pacific region because the future of sports in the wider area is gloomy.
The region has held five Grand Prix races in 20 seasons this year – Australia, China, Singapore, Malaysia and Japan.
Malaysian organizers have said they are not interested in hosting games after 2018 as ticket sales and TV viewing numbers are falling.
However, the survey found that more than 60% of the respondents wanted to hold more competitions in the region, with Hong Kong (33%), Bangkok (27%) and Sydney (20%) being considered potential hosts.
Although 71% of people are interested in participating in the competition, but the high fares, had to travel to another country, which is the main deterrent.
