Bahrain GP Debate

[mjo]

Never been so don't know. It seems like the Grand Prix is in the middle of nowhere when i've seen piccies. Bit like Magny Cours.

It's on the asian side of the Bosphorous (and it takes about 2 hours to get across the river from the European side of the city from what I've heard). And it really is in the middle of nowhere (Google Maps)

 

[landogeorgelewis1]

Well anyways its miles better than Bahrain and would be silly to leave it off the calendar if F1 doesn't go to Bahrain.

Think Turkey's been given the British GP treatment, you wait and see this time next season they'll be offered a multi year contract to continue hosting F1.

 

[mjo]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-15358707
Review into human rights abuses.

 

[MCLS]

Any news on an update with that?

 

[Josh]

The report will be made public on 23 november. I doubt much has changed and I really doubt the impartiality of the commission...

 

[landogeorgelewis1]

Fingers-cross it'll get called off again as i want Turkey back on the calendar .

 

[Slyboogy]

Fingers-cross it'll get called off again as i want Turkey back on the calendar .

Is that so you can go to Turkey again?

 

[landogeorgelewis1]

Is that so you can go to Turkey again?

, Yeah would go if i wasn't saving up to go to Canada next year. But the racing at Turkey is miles better than Bahrain any day of the week.

 

[landogeorgelewis1]

Any news on the current events that are going on in Bahrain? Will the race get cancelled again? .

 

[Slyboogy]

Any news on the current events that are going on in Bahrain? Will the race get cancelled again? .

They signed a new contract up until for 2018.

 

[landogeorgelewis1]

They signed a new contract up until for 2018.

Damn wish it'd just get thrown of the calendar it's not a race i enjoy to say the least.

 

[Slyboogy]

Damn wish it'd just get thrown of the calendar it's not a race i enjoy to say the least.

I was joking

 

[landogeorgelewis1]

Argh i'm having a slow day today and only get the joke after 5 mins.

 

[Slyboogy]

Argh i'm having a slow day today and only get the joke after 5 mins.

I'm usually a day or two behind everyone else, so I know how you feel

 

[landogeorgelewis1]

Not the news i was hoping for:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/formula_one/15705826.stm

 

[teabagyokel]

Well, he would say that.

 

[Fenderman]

Now if it were a leader of Bahrain's opposition saying stuff like that it would be much more reassuring.

 

[Bill Boddy]

Now if it were a leader of Bahrain's opposition saying stuff like that it would be much more reassuring.

Do you mean that you would be reassured if a race took place there again because you enjoy them?

 

[teabagyokel]

Or maybe he'd be reassured that human rights were being considered and there actually was an active opposition.

 

[FB]

A quick question to you all - in light of the Bahrani enquiry into the clamp down earlier this year is Bernie right to still have the race on the calender for 2012?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-15861255

What the government did sounds pretty nasty but China has massive on-going human rights problems, the US is pencilled in for 2012 and they still have rendition, water boarding, Guantanamo and capital punishment. The UK has been involved in rendition, sub-contracting torture and (arguably) illegal invasions of foreign countries. Australia's treatment of it's indigenous population is pretty dreadful (although getting better), India (and China) still receive UK foreign aid yet both can afford an F1 race (and a space program!), Malaysia have a pretty dodgy human rights record - I'll stop there as your probably getting bored by now.

The condrum for me is that when people are being killed in the streets we all cry out that a sporting event shouldn't take place. When they are being killed and tortured out of sight of TV cameras it doesn't seem to be so much of a problem. Am I being too judgemental?