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Bahrain Grand Prix 2012, Sakhir - Race 4/20
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Im sure it would have put the team in a difficult position - but imo this is going too far (given the circumstances)
Wonder if its completely true or dodgy journos just doing it for a headline etc
Dont care if its a borefest, just want to see all the cars again on a diff track/different weather conditions
Roll on Sat
Wonder if Sky have missed a trick with not allowing subscriptions for Sky Go (I think thats what their mobile app is called isnt it?) on its own.
Interesting Button interview in the Independent
http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/motor-racing/button-urges-more-contact-with-fans-7645897.html
Have to agree with this, something that I miss from today's F1....
http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/motor-racing/button-urges-more-contact-with-fans-7645897.html
Have to agree with this, something that I miss from today's F1....
Yep. According to the rules you aren't allowed to stop on the lap back to the pits, pick anything up, drop anything off, get out of the car, do any donuts, do anything really. If they FIA could they would stop everyone straight away and lock them away in the pits, like they do at Spa.
So, what is the message the protesters are trying to use the F1 event to promote?
That the opposition to the government are a bunch of violent thugs causing riots and burning things?
By all means try to use a global event as a stage to get your message heard. But don't do it by burning that stage down. Surely it would be better to have F1 fans across the globe on your side? Strikes me as a bit like the London riots, its just being used as an excuse by people to be violent, rather than having any real cause behind it.
That the opposition to the government are a bunch of violent thugs causing riots and burning things?
By all means try to use a global event as a stage to get your message heard. But don't do it by burning that stage down. Surely it would be better to have F1 fans across the globe on your side? Strikes me as a bit like the London riots, its just being used as an excuse by people to be violent, rather than having any real cause behind it.
Is that a joke? Or do you not know anything about it?
I certainly hope it's a joke.
No, I'm being serious.
The whole crux of the disruption is the Shiite majority wanting better treatment from the Sunni government, yes? How does burning down a Formula 1 billboard help with that in any way at all?
By all means protest, demonstrait, get into discussions. But all the burning stuff just strikes me as mindless violence using the political situation as an excuse.
It was like all those people trying to claim the London riots were from people being "unhappy about the education system in the UK". It wasn't it was just people trashing things for a laugh.
If the race gets cancelled because someone burns down the grandstands its not going to make me thing "wow, I really support the Shiite's cause, how can I help", its going to make me things "what a bunch of thugs".
The whole crux of the disruption is the Shiite majority wanting better treatment from the Sunni government, yes? How does burning down a Formula 1 billboard help with that in any way at all?
By all means protest, demonstrait, get into discussions. But all the burning stuff just strikes me as mindless violence using the political situation as an excuse.
It was like all those people trying to claim the London riots were from people being "unhappy about the education system in the UK". It wasn't it was just people trashing things for a laugh.
If the race gets cancelled because someone burns down the grandstands its not going to make me thing "wow, I really support the Shiite's cause, how can I help", its going to make me things "what a bunch of thugs".
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The only way it'll get cancelled now is if there's a serious security threat to the race itself, or if the sponsors decide it's sufficiently bad press.
I wrote this to Pirelli today:
As F1 goes to Bahrain against a backdrop of brutal suppression of peaceful demonstrations for democracy, including torture of innocent civilians and the killing of children, would you care to comment on the involvement of your brand? Are you proud to be involved? Will you pleased to have Pirelli tyres associated with a public relations spectacle arranged for the benefit of a regime currently killing its own citizens for the hideous crime of demanding freedoms and rights that you enjoy?
I wrote this to Pirelli today:
As F1 goes to Bahrain against a backdrop of brutal suppression of peaceful demonstrations for democracy, including torture of innocent civilians and the killing of children, would you care to comment on the involvement of your brand? Are you proud to be involved? Will you pleased to have Pirelli tyres associated with a public relations spectacle arranged for the benefit of a regime currently killing its own citizens for the hideous crime of demanding freedoms and rights that you enjoy?
How come you didn't email them about being in China?
China and Bahrain are rather different situations. Bahrain is much worse right now.
Are you comparing China to Bahrain?
The race shouldn't be there, it's not a precedent that world sport should be setting. I can't see FIFA holding a world cup qualifier in Syria in a few months if it all died down now.
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Corrected.
How do we really know though? It could be a few dozen people making some noise and nothing worse than what we've had here (riots), or for all we know, hundreds will attack the track at the weekend?
I'd hate to think what really goes on in China (or Russia who will be hosting a GP soon).
So yeah, unless there really is a threat to the safety of the teams and spectators then they are all the same really. We either have races anywhere or just in Europe and we know that won't happen.
Well, gosh, we could, like, inform ourselves from a variety of credible and reliable sources. You know that way we generally find out what is going on outside the little bubble we live our lives in.