Bahrain GP Debate

[MCLS]

If they race in December that would mean the teams would be working pretty much non stop from January 2011 to November 2012, surely thats too much

 

[gethinceri]

HUMAN RIGHTS.

 

[Fenderman]

THAT.

p.s. NOT singling out Bahrain. Anyone interested in why some of us think like we do, check out Arabic TV stations and the mass of stuff on YouTube. When I write a book I'll post a link!

 

[Slyboogy]

Ross Brawn is against it -

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/91615

Wouldn't be surprised if the other team principles are...as for the drivers...they will probably welcome another race if the title goes down to the wire.

But then of course team princples views would be changed by that then

 

[Fenderman]

RB demonstrates once again the difficulty of avoiding the political dimension when taking a position. Nicely done, I thought. Family pressures, logistics ... excellent reasons. Who needs morality and politics to make the right decision?

 

[gethinceri]

I'm not taking the rise Slyboogy but your misspelling of principals in your post (if indeed that is the case) is pecisely the point. It is the principle that matters, the principle of HUMAN RIGHTS.
These shoiuld be available to all. BOYCOTT BAHRAIN.

 

[Fenderman]

Thought that was one of Sky's gags

 

[Brogan]

This just posted on Twitter by Adam Cooper:

Last night I asked the man who should know if Delhi needed the extra time provided by a December date. He gave me a big grin...Pretty clear that he thinks Oct 30 is going to be a bit tight...

Just as I posted a week ago...

 

[Brogan]

Human Rights Watch gets involved: http://uk.reuters.com/article/2011/05/27/uk-bahrain-racing-rights-idUKTRE74Q3JY20110527

I suspect Bernie won't really care too much about what they think really.

 

[The Enforcer]

IMHO Bernie couldn't care less so long as he collects the money for CVC and himself..........Please don't sue me Bernie

 

[MCLS]

Does he ever?

 

[KekeTheKing]

Soooooo.........They're just gonna kill two birds with one stone here. Insert Bahrain, slide India back. Everybody's happy.

Well. Maybe not everybody.

 

[Galahad]

One week between Brazil and India???!

 

[MCLS]

That would be hectic

 

[Fenderman]

HRW seem a bit slow chiming in but maybe they were saying stuff back in February when I started ranting about it and maybe missed it because I was making too much noise and couldn't hear anything they were saying, perhaps, maybe?

 

[gethinceri]

Well. Maybe not everybody.

Yeah, I'm not happy.
Kill people for trying to exercise human rights? Not for me, thank you.

BOYCOTT BAHRAIN

 

[Fenderman]

Nice, one. yet another opportunity to like that!

BOYCOTT BAHRAIN

 

[Brogan]

It's all over Twitter that the race has been rescheduled for October 30.

Still waiting for official confirmation.

 

[teabagyokel]

October 30 is the date of the Indian Grand Prix, as it stands, so that would need to be rescheduled.

 

[Pyrope]

So the Poison Dwarf gets his lucre after all, and the F1 supremos will make much of hand-wringing and mutterings about not really wanting to, but... If any of them had any morals whatsoever FOTA would get together and just say no. But they won't, as all they really care about is their precious money. People, forget this bunch of sharks. Head to a historic race meeting of two this summer and see what passion is really all about.

Ay, boycott Bahrain.