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Title: Bahrain GP cancelled
Post by: Banjax on 21 February 2011, 16:55:56
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/formula_one/9402871.stm

Title: Re: Bahrain GP cancelled
Post by: Lazydocker on 21 February 2011, 17:01:04
Quite frankly... Good ;)

They need to concentrate on sorting themselves out first :y
Title: Re: Bahrain GP cancelled
Post by: tunnie on 21 February 2011, 17:02:07
it was a crap & booring circuit anyway! Least with it in Aussie land there should be a few crashes to spice it up
Title: Re: Bahrain GP cancelled
Post by: Shimmy on 21 February 2011, 17:03:28
Right decision, even if it was safe it would be wrong to race there currently.


It just feels proper starting in Australia again anyway imo. :y


McLaren are probably the best pleased of the new teams. They desperately need some more mileage and test time before the 1st race so that they can develop and extract more performance out of the MP4-26 which is struggling currently.

Another test in Barcelona to be held 8 - 11th of March followed by perhaps another test too, due to the lack of a race weekend. Pirelli wants to test somewhere warmer as the temperatures so far haven't been reflected the conditions for them to operate in throughout the season.
Title: Re: Bahrain GP cancelled
Post by: Lizzie_Zoom on 21 February 2011, 17:22:42
No surprise at all at that decision as it is still a very volatile situation and Bahrain's political interests must come before any GP.

In fact the situation throughout the Middle East, and North Africa, must make any sport with worldwide coverage untenable.

 ;) ;)
Title: Re: Bahrain GP cancelled
Post by: albitz on 21 February 2011, 17:24:54
Jammy will be sooooooo disappointed. ::) :D ;D
Title: Re: Bahrain GP cancelled
Post by: TheBoy on 21 February 2011, 17:33:26
Good.

Now how can we cause uprising in Australia, Malaysia, China, Europe and north America....   ....opps, forgot Brazil.
Title: Re: Bahrain GP cancelled
Post by: albitz on 21 February 2011, 17:56:14
We will rely on you to organise the uprising at Silverstone - being a local resident etc. :y ;D
Title: Re: Bahrain GP cancelled
Post by: TheBoy on 21 February 2011, 18:21:15
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We will rely on you to organise the uprising at Silverstone - being a local resident etc. :y ;D
Nobody can get there - the A43 looks more like the Somme.
Title: Re: Bahrain GP cancelled
Post by: albitz on 21 February 2011, 18:23:29
Did you sabotage it then ?  ::) ;D
Title: Re: Bahrain GP cancelled
Post by: Pitchfork on 21 February 2011, 18:25:08
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Did you sabotage it then ?  ::) ;D
Maybe he's bought another Traktor & ploughed it up!
Title: Re: Bahrain GP cancelled
Post by: TheBoy on 21 February 2011, 18:26:55
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Did you sabotage it then ?  ::) ;D
No. Its costing me a fortune, as I drive that way every day. Still, keeps WIM in business I sppose.
Title: Re: Bahrain GP cancelled
Post by: Hannah Judes Dad on 21 February 2011, 19:25:05
Will Bernie 'robbing fingers in every pie' Ecclestone lose any money out of this ?
Title: Re: Bahrain GP cancelled
Post by: Banjax on 21 February 2011, 19:29:33
interestingly Bernie refused to make a decision, leaving it to the Crown Prince because if they cancel they pay - i wonder how close BE would have let it go  :o

and now i'm thinking......Abu Dhabi GP - what happens if they dedcide they want free elections? Qatar world cup 2018 that no one wants? maybe its good the middle east and the west are re-evaluating their friends and priorities  :-?
Title: Re: Bahrain GP cancelled
Post by: Shimmy on 21 February 2011, 21:13:39
Nah Bernie is the master in such situations.  The race was never going to go ahead in such circumstances.  He said it was up to Crown Prince so that it doesn't reflect badly on himself for any new venues.  It's much better for Bernie if he publicly states it's up to the event holders to decide rather than him for cancel a race outright.

Just politics.
Title: Re: Bahrain GP cancelled
Post by: pedroMV6 on 21 February 2011, 21:17:40
They should cancel the whole of Formula 1 until they realise what motor racing means.

Now then, Aussie V8 Supercars - that's proper cars, raced properly! :y
Title: Re: Bahrain GP cancelled
Post by: Hannah Judes Dad on 21 February 2011, 21:20:49
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They should cancel the whole of Formula 1 until they realise what motor racing means.

Now then, Aussie V8 Supercars - that's proper cars, raced properly! :y

 :y :y :y :y :y
Title: Re: Bahrain GP cancelled
Post by: twiglet on 21 February 2011, 21:25:33
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They should cancel the whole of Formula 1 until they realise what motor racing means.

Now then, Aussie V8 Supercars - that's proper cars, raced properly! :y

Here here!!  :y :y :y

 :y :y :y :y :y
Title: Re: Bahrain GP cancelled
Post by: robbo2345 on 21 February 2011, 22:23:56
I have to say altho i do love my formula 1 those ausie brutes are great to watch and formula 1 has gotten far too dare i say it ............boring  :o well for the most part anyway  :o :o  ;)