Bahrain 2012 - surely off now ?

[woof]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-16023475


Wise words from Joe Saward
http://joesaward.wordpress.com/2011/12/05/a-bad-mo...

[Streps]

I did not miss it this year.
They should just get rid of it completely.
Replace it with a better circuit

[MrKipling43]

Yeah, there's a reason it's become know as Borhrain. Has there ever been an exciting race there?!

[RustySpanner]

Should Bahrain be cancelled?
Ethically yes - although that's probably a precedent F1 won't want to set
Logically yes - but logic won't come into it.
Commercially - well we can be pretty sure after last years debacle that FOM won't be the ones doing the cancelling. With FOTA also looking divided at the moment on other issues they may struggle to present a united front for this issue.

The problem for F1 is it is essentially government funded in most places that it races, so it can't really pretend to be above or separate from politics.

Edited by RustySpanner on Monday 5th December 20:37

[jbudgie]

Streps said:

I did not miss it this year.
They should just get rid of it completely.
Replace it with a better circuit

Agree 100%

[woof]

Just watching the news on Bahrain.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-173098...
Another huge protest today - which has followed various protests and clashes with the army/police over the last few weeks

I can't believe that F1 is going to set foot in Bahrain ?

Edited by woof on Sunday 11th March 10:42

[MrKipling43]

woof said:

I can't believe that F1 is going to set foot in Bahrain ?

Really?

[P-Jay]

My folks live there, they say there's not a chance in hell, the situation isn't all the different to last year - they're just getting a bit better at hiding it.

I think it's just a case of which party cancels it and who pays compensation to who.