{
  "id": 11590848,
  "title": "Bahrain F1 Grand Prix: Fans frustrated by shuttle bus chaos [WATCH]",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/03/bahrain-f1-grand-prix-fans-frustrated-by-shuttle-bus-chaos-watch",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-03T03:20:13.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2026/10/1546641/bahrain-f1-grand-prix-fans-frustrated-shuttle-bus-chaos-watch"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A Formula One (F1) Grand Prix in Bahrain left some fans frustrated by shuttle bus chaos following the first day of the Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix at the Sepang International Circuit (SIC) on Sepang, Malaysia. Thousands of fans gathered at designated bus waiting areas after the second practice session (FP2) and reported waiting hours, up to three hours or more, to board buses to leave the circuit. The long waits led to widespread complaints on social media, with fans sharing photos and videos of the situation.\n\nSome fans resorted to walking to avoid the shuttle bus delays. One user, imanmanh, and his companions decided to walk back to the Mitsui Outlet Park after being tired of waiting for a shuttle bus from SIC. Other fans called on the Bahrain GP organizers to take responsibility for the situation, urging them to resolve the issue promptly. The organizers were criticized for running the event without help from local authorities. No response has been issued yet from the Bahrain GP organizers concerning the complaints.",
  "summary": "SEPANG: Some Formula One (F1) fans were forced to walk almost 18km after becoming frustrated with hours-long waits for shuttle buses following the first day of the F1 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix at the Sepang International Circuit (SIC) yesterday.",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/humphries-into-grand-prix-semis-as-van-veen-exits",
        "published": "2026-10-02T23:06:07.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
        "title": "Humphries into Grand Prix semis as Van Veen exits",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/humphries-into-grand-prix-semis-as-van-veen-exits-11549413",
        "published": "2026-10-02T23:06:41.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Bahrain F1 Grand Prix: Visitors stuck for hours as congestion hits SIC, KLIA2",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/03/bahrain-f1-grand-prix-visitors-stuck-for-hours-as-congestion-hits-sic",
        "published": "2026-10-03T00:34:16.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}