Bahrain Grand Prix: Force India car flees petrol bomb protest

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BBC Sport - Bahrain Grand Prix: Force India car flees petrol bomb protest

 

[Red C220]

It's starting to look like an unwise decision to race as normal.

I base that on the little information I've gleaned from BBC/ITV.

Silly, should have just left them alone for a year to get things straight.

 

[davethemus]

Very shortsighted by the FIA IMO

 

[NOMONEYBUTAMERC]

One of the few countries that can afford to make a petrol bomb.

 

[martyz]

Very shortsighted by the FIA IMO

They just close their eyes and think of the money..........just wrong!

 

[neilrr]

They should call this race off to avoid the risk of an Emily Davison type incident.

 

[sl300 ireland]

least they will be home first,which makes a change

 

[redbaron]

They have to race or the are in breach of contract... the FIA are waiting for Bahrain govt to cancel then it will be them in breach.

 

[Bellow]

Saudi troops sent in to quell uprisings. Saudi has been supporting F1 for decades now. Guess who's pulling the strings.

 

[grober]

It was postponed last year so I guess the question facing the FIA with a fairly low key ongoing situation [ Its a Sunni = ruling elite / Shia =majority of population thing which is destined to run and run for years] are we ever going to have another Bahrain GP? On the plus side it has drawn attention to the situation albeit briefly and I don't think anyone's deluded enough to think this somehow legitimises the present regime- except perhaps the present regime. As someone pointed out on TV last night the King of Bahrain Shaikh Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa is being invited to the Queen's jubilee celebrations in the summer. Diamond Jubilee: Queen invites ruler of Bahrain's bloody regime to Windsor Castle lunch | Mail Online which is a rather more tacit/ official " seal of approval" than any sporting event.

 

[Bellow]

Nonetheless though Grober, F1's presence does give a signal to those that would miss what goes on with our Queen and does legitimise to a degree the Bahraini regimes stance. All this to a very wide predominately western audience which can only be viewed by others as further western indifference to the plight of those ruled by oppressive dictators despite the west's advocacy of democracy for all.
The proper thing to do in my opinion is to withdraw F1 participation in countries where oppression occurs, whether on moral grounds or the fudge of safety concerns.
Put another way: barbarians do not deserve the best the west has to offer. Perhaps if they ran their countries better they would have developed a world leading sport - but they didn't. All they have is money to buy it - crass.