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| CJ | Apr 20 2012, 10:57 AM Post #1 |
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As I reported last year, the 2011 Bahrain Grand Prix was called off due to the widespread protests that were going on at the time. There was talk about this year's edition being cancelled for the same reason, but, controversially, the race is going ahead, amid resurgent protests in the island kingdom. The sport's governing body (the FIA) and the organisers of the race have officially guaranteed the safety of all involved. However, the credibility of these guarantees has to be called into question after a vehicle carrying four members of the Force India team was involved in a petrol bomb attack. Their vehicle was not the target of the attack - it was merely caught in the crossfire between protesters and police - but this has done little to comfort those involved. Two members of Force India have chosen to leave Bahrain, but the team as a whole will not be withdrawing from the event. This does worry me about how the events on race day will pan out. The protesters now have an excellent opportunity to broadcast their grievances with the ruling monarchy to the rest of the world, and hopefully, they will do so in a peaceful manner which does not put any drivers, mechanics, officials, spectators etc. at risk, but I'm not keeping my finger's crossed. After all, to the people of Bahrain, the Grand Prix represents the elite ruling class; it's been described as "the Crown Prince's life-size Scalextric set". In addition to my concerns about safety, I'm worried that the reputation of the sport will be tarnished, especially if anything does happen, since some will interpret Formula One's decision to race there as tacit support for the monarchy. I'm still a bit uncomfortable that they've allowed the Grand Prix to go ahead, especially after the petrol bomb incident, but now that it's on, I'm hoping for a good race! |
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