F1 supremo Ecclestone hasn’t given up hope of staging Bahrain Grand Prix in 2011
March 4th, 2011 - 4:53 pm ICT by ANILondon, Mar 4 (ANI): Formula One chief Bernie Ecclestone has returned to the idea of rescheduling the Bahrain Grand Prix in November after abandoning plans for a potential August slot.
Ecclestone, who had earlier this week suggested running the race during F1’s traditional summer break in August, now admits the heat would make for unpleasant working and viewing conditions.
The F1 supremo is now looking at the date originally mooted when the event was postponed eleven days ago due to civil unrest in the Gulf kingdom - November 20, the Daily Mail reports.
“I’m hoping upon hope that things settle peacefully in Bahrain and we can find a slot later on in the year,” said Ecclestone.
“‘I don’t know how likely there will be peace, but if there is then we will find a way. We will have a look and see what we can do, how we can swap things around a bit. Maybe we can change it with Brazil, or something like that. But forget August. It’s too hot for the public to sit in the grandstand at 40-odd degrees (Celsius),” he added.
Ecclestone, 80, who is determined to stage a race in Bahrain this season, said: “The people there, and the public, have been big supporters for us, and it (the event) has become bigger and bigger. ”
“We’ve more support now, much more than when we first started there, and if they want the race then we want to be able to supply it for them. If there is peace in Bahrain, we will be there,” he added. (ANI)
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