Petronas’ continued role as MotoGP main sponsor up for discussion, says Zahid

BANGI, Oct 30 — The proposal to ensure that Petronas remains the main sponsor of MotoGP in the coming years will be discussed with the president and Group chief executive officer of Petronas, Tan Sri Tengku Muhammad Taufik Tengku Aziz.

Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said this after his meeting with MotoGP executive director Carmelo Ezpeleta, who expressed hope that Petronas would continue its involvement in the prestigious international motorcycle racing championship.

“I met Carmelo, and he offered Petronas the opportunity to continue as a sponsor of MotoGP. He told me this would be Petronas’ final year as an organiser; but in other countries, their national oil companies or local companies serve as sponsors.

“He wants Malaysia’s name to be synonymous with Petronas and MotoGP. I will meet Tan Sri Taufik to discuss this matter,” he said.

He told reporters this after attending the AZH Club-organised MotoGP Casual Chat Session, which brought together more than 3,000 motorsports fans.

Ahmad Zahid said that although sponsorship costs might be high, several alternative approaches could be explored to ensure Petronas remains MotoGP’s main organiser and sponsor in the coming years.

“Although the costs may be quite substantial, I believe there are several other ways to ensure that Petronas remains the main organiser and sponsor of MotoGP,” he said. — Bernama

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万宜，10 月 30 日讯——为确保 Petronas 在未来几年继续担任 MotoGP 的主要赞助商，相关提议将与 Petronas 总裁兼集团首席执行官丹斯里东姑穆罕默德·陶菲克·东姑阿齐兹进行讨论。

副首相拿督斯里阿末扎希博士在与 MotoGP 执行董事卡梅洛·埃斯佩莱塔会面后发表了上述言论。埃斯佩莱塔表示希望马来西亚国家石油公司能够继续参与这项享有盛誉的国际摩托车赛事。

“我见到了卡梅洛，他向马来西亚国家石油公司（Petronas）提供了继续赞助MotoGP的机会。他告诉我，这将是马来西亚国家石油公司作为赛事组织者的最后一年；但在其他国家，他们的国家石油公司或当地公司会担任赞助商。”

“他希望马来西亚的名字与马来西亚国家石油公司（Petronas）和MotoGP赛事紧密相连。我将与丹斯里陶菲克会面讨论此事，”他说。

在参加由 AZH 俱乐部组织的 MotoGP 轻松聊天会后，他告诉记者，该活动聚集了 3000 多名赛车运动爱好者。

艾哈迈德·扎希德表示，虽然赞助费用可能很高，但可以探索几种替代方案，以确保 Petronas 在未来几年继续成为 MotoGP 的主要组织者和赞助商。

“尽管成本可能相当高昂，但我相信还有其他几种方法可以确保马来西亚国家石油公司（Petronas）继续担任MotoGP的主要组织者和赞助商，”他说道。——马新社

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