FOTA demands Indian Grand Prix back in October and Bahrain Grand Prix axed from 2011 – Formula 1
The Formula One Teams Association has demanded that the Indian Grand Prix should be brought back in October and the controversial Bahrain Grand Prix should be axed from the 2011 Formula 1 season.
Media reports claim that the FOTA has been thinking over the Bahrain decision for the last two days and now they have come up with a statement for the International Automobile Federation (FIA) to not to reshuffle the 2011 calendar.
Last week, a spokesman of FOTA present in the meeting of the World Motor Sport Council in Barcelona also said that although the decision of the WMSC was taken with an open heart but still the Formula 1 teams will decide among themselves about the future
of the Bahrain Grand Prix in the 2011 season.
Media reports claim that FOTA thinks the Indian Grand Prix which was being put back to the first week of December should be brought back in October. That way, the season can end in November and teams and officials will get some breather before the development
work on the 2012 car could be carried out.
No official statement from the FOTA has yet made public but it is believed that the teams have disagreed to race in Bahrain.
Previously, Formula 1 team bosses have said that rescheduling Bahrain in the 2011 season will make it the longest season in terms of length which will not be possible keeping in mind the budget and the manpower.
Apart from that, the announcement of the ‘day of rage’ by the Bahraini Human Rights activists on the race day has caused many security concerns among the Formula 1 circles which might also be one of the reasons to axe Bahrain.
Nevertheless, there are still some teams who actually said that they would love to race in Bahrain in October if security is confirmed.
The Formula 1 season continues in Canada this weekend and the debate on the future of Bahrain will role on further. However, the final verdict from the FOTA is yet to hit the news. Let’s see how it unfolds in the days to come.
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