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Can Singapore get over Formula 1’s controversial past?

Two key F1 players, businessman Ong Beng Seng and Singapore minister Iswaran, probed for graft

Jul 24, 2023
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By: Toh Han Shih

The corruption investigation of two key figures involved in Formula 1 in Singapore, a Singapore minister and a tycoon, raises questions over the long-term future of the car race in the Lion City. The question is whether Singapore can insulate its squeaky-clean image from the troubled history of Formula 1, which includes allegations of co…

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