The Official Bahrain GP Thread***SPOILERS***
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y2blade said:
woof said:
sleep envy said:
y2blade said:
vescaegg said:
So Bahrain is on then! Can't wait for the most exciting track on the calendar.....
great newsSurely 100's of millions of worldwide TV viewers will be too much temptation for some kind of protest, potentially a dangerous one like a mid-race track invasion.
Whoever sells ammunition to the Bahrain military must be rubbing their hands together and seeing dollar signs at this news.
I think they are asking for trouble, just pray its not at the expense of some poor Bahrainee going through a F1 drivers crash helmet at 200mph :-(
FWIW- easy to host another race in its place, just re-run China but let Bernie put the sprinklers on like he's always wanted if it doesn't rain this weekend :-)
Whoever sells ammunition to the Bahrain military must be rubbing their hands together and seeing dollar signs at this news.
I think they are asking for trouble, just pray its not at the expense of some poor Bahrainee going through a F1 drivers crash helmet at 200mph :-(
FWIW- easy to host another race in its place, just re-run China but let Bernie put the sprinklers on like he's always wanted if it doesn't rain this weekend :-)
I still wouldn't be surprised to see it cancelled a few days before due to problems in the build up.
Bernie will then state that he always said that they shouldn't have gone but it wasn't his decision and he's only made a few tens of millions out of it anyway, hardly worth bothering.
Bernie will then state that he always said that they shouldn't have gone but it wasn't his decision and he's only made a few tens of millions out of it anyway, hardly worth bothering.
scubadude said:
Surely 100's of millions of worldwide TV viewers will be too much temptation for some kind of protest, potentially a dangerous one like a mid-race track invasion.
I think they are asking for trouble, just pray its not at the expense of some poor Bahrainee going through a F1 drivers crash helmet at 200mph :-(
You only have to think about the Hockenheim and Silverstone track invasion (both only 1 person) to realise how close that could have been.I think they are asking for trouble, just pray its not at the expense of some poor Bahrainee going through a F1 drivers crash helmet at 200mph :-(
Hoping that if the race does happen that no one (be that spectator, driver, crew or marshall) is injured or worse....
I think staging the race is a bad decision.
Chris
Bahrain on again = bad news. It's a very boring race track.
What's that you say, what about the human right abuses? This weekend's race is in China the number 1 country on the human rights abuses world league table and last weeks was in Malaysia which has a dirty record too. Just Bernie's kind of people.
What's that you say, what about the human right abuses? This weekend's race is in China the number 1 country on the human rights abuses world league table and last weeks was in Malaysia which has a dirty record too. Just Bernie's kind of people.
y2blade said:
Will you still watch the racing?
This is one of the ones that the BBC aren't showing live isn't it? If so I'll probably look for the result on the news and see if it's worth watching. I've a horrible feeling it may not be as uneventful as the FIA seem to think it will be.Have now seen 2 interviews on tv with Bernie E ref the race in Bahrain and he comes across so badly - like a nasty little spoiled child, I can't think of any other person representing a sport to behave so badly when interviewed.
Charm or churlish? Certainly not charming comes across as a vile little man.
Charm or churlish? Certainly not charming comes across as a vile little man.
Edited by rallycross on Friday 13th April 20:13
Pre War Mercedes & Auto Union were funded significantly by the Nazis
Max Mosely wasn't exactly critical of his father
The South African Grand Prix took place for many years under Aparthid
It is similar to the whole outpouring of disgust over Scott Tucker's or Vic Lee's business dealings - even a cursory glance at the people involved in motorsport over the years will reveal that the sport is filled with dodgy people with right-of-mussolini political values.
If you want morality then look elsewhere - this is big business and big business is only interested in money (which is easier to make under oppression)
I suppose people always thought Fred Goodwin was secretly Father Christmas as well?
Max Mosely wasn't exactly critical of his father
The South African Grand Prix took place for many years under Aparthid
It is similar to the whole outpouring of disgust over Scott Tucker's or Vic Lee's business dealings - even a cursory glance at the people involved in motorsport over the years will reveal that the sport is filled with dodgy people with right-of-mussolini political values.
If you want morality then look elsewhere - this is big business and big business is only interested in money (which is easier to make under oppression)
I suppose people always thought Fred Goodwin was secretly Father Christmas as well?
It's good to see that it has not been cancelled.
Following the logic of many on here , a few other GPs should be called off. China poor human rights record and no plans to change. Military killing farmers to make way for western factories, is this ethical and should a GP be run in China?
Following the logic of many on here , a few other GPs should be called off. China poor human rights record and no plans to change. Military killing farmers to make way for western factories, is this ethical and should a GP be run in China?
courageous said:
Pre War Mercedes & Auto Union were funded significantly by the Nazis
Max Mosely wasn't exactly critical of his father
The South African Grand Prix took place for many years under Aparthid
It is similar to the whole outpouring of disgust over Scott Tucker's or Vic Lee's business dealings - even a cursory glance at the people involved in motorsport over the years will reveal that the sport is filled with dodgy people with right-of-mussolini political values.
If you want morality then look elsewhere - this is big business and big business is only interested in money (which is easier to make under oppression)
I suppose people always thought Fred Goodwin was secretly Father Christmas as well?
quoted for the court case!Max Mosely wasn't exactly critical of his father
The South African Grand Prix took place for many years under Aparthid
It is similar to the whole outpouring of disgust over Scott Tucker's or Vic Lee's business dealings - even a cursory glance at the people involved in motorsport over the years will reveal that the sport is filled with dodgy people with right-of-mussolini political values.
If you want morality then look elsewhere - this is big business and big business is only interested in money (which is easier to make under oppression)
I suppose people always thought Fred Goodwin was secretly Father Christmas as well?
courageous said:
I suppose people always thought Fred Goodwin was secretly Father Christmas as well?
Are you telling me he wasn't? 
In an ideal world politics would play no part in sport. The problem with F1 is the vast amounts of cash involved and the number of people looking for their slice of the pie. People are so much more forgiving with a wad of cash coming their way.
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