Bernie Ecclestone: Formula 1 Bahrain GP decision fully democratic, WMSC monitored security measures
Formula 1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone has said that the decision taken on the Bahrain Grand Prix by the World Motor Sport Council was totally a democratic one and fair.
The 80-year-old Formula 1 stakeholder added that security was a concern for the Formula 1 teams but the WMSC sent some people to the kingdom and addressed those issues before taking the decision.
The decision on the Bahrain Grand Prix has been taken differently by different people all over the world with Human Rights organisations criticising it. However, Bernie was happy on the decision because one way or the other, his wish was granted.
He said, “The truth of the matter is, this matter was voted on by the FIA that was it. It went through the World Council. The FIA sent people out there to check on the situation, they came back and reported everything is fine.”
Ecclestone added that it will still be a wait and see game for Bahrain until October 2011 when Formula 1 visits the nation.
“It's obvious that everybody feels they need to be safe when we get there. In the end we'll have to wait and see what happens in Bahrain. If there is peace and no problems then I suppose the teams will be all right,” added Ecclestone.
Bahrain Grand Prix was supposedly the season opener for the 2011 Formula 1 championship but was called off due to the civil unrest in the Kingdom.
Right from the date of its cancellation, Ecclestone was the lone voice in favour of Bahrain Grand Prix. Despite some very negative reactions from Formula 1 teams and from Bahrain within, Ecclestone gets his beloved Bahrain Grand Prix back in the 2011 Formula
1 calendar.
Ecclestone also added that money was not a concern right from the first day and the decision was never made on financial issues.
Nevertheless, the Bahrain Grand Prix gets a slot in the month of October 2011 in place of the Indian Grand Prix which will be pushed back as the last race of the season in December.
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