Bahraini activists speak against Grand Prix reschedule before decision on Friday – Formula 1
Bahraini activists have once again spoken against the race being scheduled in the struggling kingdom in the 2011 Formula 1 season.
The decision on Bahrain’s future is due on Friday, June 3, 2011 and just before the decision, the activists and human rights protestors have shown the true picture of the Bahraini government.
The statement from the officials read, “Do the Formula One authorities and the brands that support them really want to be associated with a Bahraini government that seizes people in the middle of the night and tortures them? With disappearances and deaths
in custody?”
It further read, “Awarding the Grand Prix to the repressive regime will disappoint Formula One fans everywhere. We call on you to declare publicly that you won't race in Bahrain this year, because the government has killed and injured hundreds of innocent
people standing up for their rights.”
These statements from the activists have come out just in time as the decision is due on Friday when the meeting of the World Motor Sport Council takes place in Barcelona.
Before this statement, for the first time Bahraini race officials stated that they were in a position to host a race in the Kingdom as the conditions were back to normal.
Initially, Bahrain was to be the season opener for the 2011 season in March but was called off due to political unrest in the country. Formula 1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone was committed to the nation and stated that the race will be scheduled in Bahrain as
soon as the conditions are back to normal.
However, all the Formula 1 teams have already voiced against the Bahrain race being reinstated in the 2011 season.
Security in Bahrain is the primary concern of the Formula 1 teams, along with the season stretch to December, if Bahrain is rescheduled.
The decision on the Bahrain Grand Prix is due on Friday and it will be interesting to see what effect the activists’ statement has on the race future beyond the 2011 Formula 1 season.
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