News Details

'Bahrain will be absolutely safe'

The chairman of the circuit which will host this weekend's Bahrain Grand Prix believes the event is 'absolutely' safe enough to host teams and drivers. Zayed Al Zayani said a survey suggested that 77% of Bahrainis wanted the race to take place. 'Is it safe? Absolutely. They have always been safe here and I think this year won't be any different.' Analysis Bill Law BBC Gulf analyst 'For ordinary Bahrainis and members of the large expat community, F1 is a way of putting aside, at least for a few days, the roads blocked by burning tyres, the police checkpoints and the whiff of tear gas in the air. 'But, with Sunday's explosion, walls being daubed with anti-F1 slogans, and protesters promising...
Full Story »
13y ago from BBC.co.uk 0
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

The Bahrain Grand Prix - did you know?

The Bahrain International Circuit in Sakhir has been the location for the...
13y ago from Formula1.com

‘Bahrain race is unifying force’

Formula One is a unifying force for Bahrain and local support for the...
13y ago from SuperSport.com

Bahrain Grand Prix: Mercedes preview Sakhir

16 April, 2013 Nico Rosberg Formula One heads straight from Shanghai in...
13y ago from YallaF1.com

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

Indianapolis 500 – Qualifying results

Late Sunday afternoon, the starting order for the 110th Indianapolis 500...

Alex Palou class of the field, secures Indy 500 pole

The final rounds of qualifying for the 110th Indianapolis 500 took place...

Popular On TotalWRC.com

Popular On GunnersToday.com

'Would be good timing for him' - Pundit believes one...

Former Arsenal star Mikael Silvestre believes one Gunners star could leave...
8h ago from SportsKeeda.com

Arsenal and Man United learn asking price of Newcastle...

Sandro Tonali could become one of the biggest Premier League midfield...
16h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Rodri sends warning to Arsenal after Manchester City's...

Manchester City star Rodri has sent a strong message to Arsenal after the...
21h ago from SportsKeeda.com

A Sunday quickie

Morning all. Just a very quick Sunday blog for you as I'm kinda knackered...
17h ago from Arseblog.com

Comments

Hottest News

Recent News


2014 GPToday.com
GPToday.com is not responsible for the news headlines and associated descriptions and images it indexes, the content of externally linked sites or the comments & postings of its users.

This website is unofficial and is not associated in any way with the Formula One group of companies. F1, FORMULA ONE, FORMULA 1, FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, GRAND PRIX and related marks are trade marks of Formula One Licensing B.V.