Veteran international motor racing driver Dilantha Malagamuwa says Sri Lanka manufactures only a few vehicle parts locally and urges the government to encourage people to build cars, noting that “it’s not rocket science to build a car here.”Speaking at the press briefing for the Automobile Industry Awards 2025, he emphasized that while there is high demand for mechanical and data engineers in motor racing, Sri Lanka lacks proper facilities to support such studies and should address this gap. | D

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