‘Dedicated lanes, smooth queues’: F1 fans praise improved crowd and traffic management at Sepang Circuit

F1 fans praised improved crowd and traffic management at the Sepang International Circuit, citing smoother queues and dedicated lanes for shuttle buses.

Social media users highlighted better organisation and staff support at key locations, leading to quicker transit to Sepang.

The F1 Gulf Air Bahrain GP marks its return to Sepang for the first time since 2017, continuing with practice and qualifying sessions today.

SEPANG, Oct 3 — Formula 1 (F1) fans have praised the improved crowd and traffic management at the Sepang International Circuit (SIC) here today, following congestion and long queues reported after yesterday’s opening day of the Formula 1 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia 2026.

Several fans took to social media to highlight smoother queues, dedicated lanes for shuttle buses and a stronger presence of staff, marshals and police to manage crowds and traffic.

A Threads user, @tanissha_.26, commended the arrangements, particularly the dedicated lanes and improved coordination for shuttle buses.

“Good job on crowd control today. Smooth queue, no tug of war. Dedicated lane for shuttle buses. Shut off the exit for only shuttle buses, tons of crew, marshall, police, proper instructions and control

Thank you so much for taking in control,” the user said.

Another user, @edadoodle, praised the queue management and assistance provided by staff at the KLIA (Kuala Lumpur International Airport) Transit station and shuttle point.

“Thank you @malaysiaairports the line is super fast, so much bus queueing up for us and there’s a lot of staff guiding us from the KLIA Transit train station to the shuttle point. I lined up at 9.15am and already on the way to @sepangcircuit by 9.25am,” it said.

Meanwhile, @nnhs_nadhirah described today’s arrangements as more orderly compared with yesterday and hoped it will stay the same when they leave the venue later today.

Another visitor, @ryanmahowlett, also noted a significant improvement upon arriving at SIC this morning.

“Arrived at Sepang this morning. Much better organisation. Shuttle buses have their own dedicated lanes, lots of traffic police organising traffic, crowds a lot less. Much better,” it said.

The positive reactions came a day after social media users had earlier highlighted congestion upon leaving SIC, with some reporting lengthy waits for shuttle buses to parking areas and nearby transport hubs.

The reports prompted calls for more efficient traffic management, increased shuttle bus capacity and closer coordination of public transport services to handle the large crowds attending the event.

Meanwhile, a social media post showed SIC chief executive officer Azhan Shafriman Hanif on the ground earlier today, overseeing and assisting with the flow of buses to the iconic venue.

The Formula 1 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia 2026, which marks F1’s return to SIC for the first time since 2017, continues today with the final practice session and qualifying session before the 56-lap race tomorrow.

In July, Formula 1 confirmed Malaysia as the host of the Gulf Air Bahrain GP from Oct 2 to 4, following an agreement between Formula 1, the International Automobile Federation (FIA) and the governments of Malaysia and Bahrain.

The agreement keeps the Bahrain GP on the 2026 F1 calendar after the race was cancelled earlier this season due to geopolitical tensions in West Asia.

Malaysia hosted the Malaysian GP at SIC from 1999 to 2017 before the race was dropped from the F1 calendar. — Bernama

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一级方程式赛车迷对雪邦国际赛道的改进的人群和交通管理表示赞赏，称排队更加顺畅，并设有接驳巴士专用车道。

社交媒体用户指出，关键地点的组织和人员支持有所改善，从而加快了前往雪邦的交通速度。

F1海湾航空巴林大奖赛自2017年以来首次重返雪邦赛道，今天将继续进行练习赛和排位赛。

雪邦，10 月 3 日讯——在昨天马来西亚 2026 年海湾航空巴林一级方程式大奖赛开幕日之后，雪邦国际赛道 (SIC) 出现了拥堵和排长队的情况。今天，一级方程式 (F1) 车迷们对雪邦国际赛道 (SIC) 改善的人群和交通管理表示赞赏。

不少粉丝在社交媒体上称赞了更顺畅的排队秩序、专用的接驳巴士车道以及更多工作人员、引导员和警察来管理人群和交通。

Threads 用户 @tanissha_.26 对相关安排表示赞赏，特别是专用车道和改进的接驳巴士协调措施。

“今天的秩序维护做得很好。排队秩序井然，没有出现拉锯战。摆渡车专用车道。出口只允许摆渡车通行，工作人员、引导员、警察等都很多，指示清晰，管控到位。”

“非常感谢你接管了局面，”该用户说道。

另一位用户 @edadoodle 称赞了吉隆坡国际机场 (KLIA) 中转站和接驳巴士站的排队管理和工作人员提供的帮助。

“感谢@malaysiaairports，排队速度超快，好多巴士排队等着我们，还有很多工作人员引导我们从吉隆坡国际机场轻轨站到接驳巴士站。我早上9点15分开始排队，9点25分就已经出发前往@sepangcircuit了。”

与此同时，@nnhs_nadhirah 表示，今天的安排比昨天更有秩序，并希望今天晚些时候离开场地时也能保持这种秩序。

另一位访客 @ryanmahowlett 也注意到，今天早上抵达 SIC 后情况有了显著改善。

“今天早上抵达雪邦。组织工作做得好多了。接驳巴士有专用车道，交警很多，疏导交通，人也少了很多。好多了。”声明中写道。

此前一天，社交媒体用户曾指出离开新加坡国际中心 (SIC) 时交通拥堵，一些用户反映需要长时间等待前往停车场和附近交通枢纽的接驳巴士。随后，社交媒体用户给予了积极的反馈。

这些报道促使人们呼吁提高交通管理效率，增加接驳巴士运力，并更紧密地协调公共交通服务，以应对参加活动的大量人群。

与此同时，社交媒体上的一则帖子显示，SIC 首席执行官 Azhan Shafriman Hanif 今天早些时候在现场监督并协助巴士前往这个标志性场馆。

2026 年马来西亚海湾航空巴林大奖赛标志着 F1 自 2017 年以来首次重返雪兰莪国际赛道 (SIC)，今天将继续进行最后一次练习赛和排位赛，明天将进行 56 圈的正赛。

7 月，一级方程式赛车确认马来西亚将作为 10 月 2 日至 4 日海湾航空巴林大奖赛的举办地，此前一级方程式赛车、国际汽车联合会 (FIA) 以及马来西亚和巴林政府达成了协议。

该协议确保巴林大奖赛继续留在 2026 年 F1 赛历上。此前，由于西亚地缘政治紧张局势，该赛事在本赛季早些时候被取消。

马来西亚曾于1999年至2017年在雪兰莪国际赛道（SIC）举办马来西亚大奖赛，之后该赛事被从F1赛历中移除。——马新社

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