Bahrain: The Grand Prix is ​​not political

Two weeks before the Bahrain Grand Prix, uncertainties are still high regarding the return of the F1 in the kingdom, where demonstrations have recently caused victims among citizens. The opposition to the regime has initiated numerous measures calling for the cancellation of the ordeal, seen as an affront to their protest movement. The FIA ​​recently communicated that it was carefully studying the situation in Bahrain and indicated that it would be prepared to cancel the event if safety issues could not be ensured.

Nevertheless, Zayed R. Alzayani, the president of the Sakhir circuit, highlighted on BBC Radio that the arrival of F1 was above all a sporting event and that the event did not have to be mixed with the political unrest which agitate the country. “It is very bad what is happening, but we cannot go back, we must learn and move forward. I think the Grand Prix should be held in Bahrain because we need to get back on the slopes. The kingdom suffered as did the economy. I don't think the Bahrain GP is being used as a political tool. The race is not organized by the authorities, Bahrain is the center of motorsport in the Middle East. We have already hosted seven Grands Prix and the most impatient are not the authorities or the royal family, but fans of F1 and motorsport in general. I don't know why we are immersed in the current political turmoil, we represent a sporting and social event. »