Unrest in Bahrain continues as the World Motor Sport Council meeting takes place – Formula 1 news
It is expected that the decision regarding the rescheduling of the 2011 Bahrain Grand Prix would be made after the World Motorsports Council meeting finishes.
However, as the meeting took place, the conditions in Bahrain got even worse as protestors and the police once again clashed on the streets of the country.
The state of emergency in the country ended on Wednesday, June 1, 2011 and it was believed that the condition in the country would get better after that. However after the current media reports, it seems that the condition is nowhere near good at the moment
especially for holding an event like a Formula 1 grand prix.
“With the end of the emergency situation, the security should not be here but they still are,” said an eyewitness.
However, the interior ministry of the country denied these media reports as he claimed that it was just propaganda while the Bahrain Shura Council insisted that holding a Bahrain Grand Prix is possible this year.
“The end of the national security law and announcement of dialogue are both positive. It will be a shame if anyone is negative about it,” said Jamal Fakhro, deputy president of the Bahrain Shura Council. “Bahrain will welcome F1, and any other event. There's
nothing wrong with that because life is back to normal now and it will be excellent to have it back.”
This decision has been lingering since the postponement of the Bahrain Grand Prix and since then, whenever it seems that the decision would be made in favour of the race, the condition of the country gets even worse as a result of which the organisers are
forced to postpone the decision once again.
Nevertheless, the organisers claim that a final decision would be made on June 3, 2011 regarding the matter and that safety is their first priority.
The organisers of the Bahrain Grand Prix claim that they are ready to hold the race but Formula 1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone recently stated that the race will not take place “if there’s no peace.” Let’s see how things unfold in the coming days.
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