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19 Apr 2012 09:51 AM
Bahrain Grand Prix: Force India car flees petrol bomb protest


Force India team members were forced to flee as petrol bombs were hurled over their vehicle on their way back from the Bahrain Grand Prix track.
The four mechanics in a 4x4 were caught in the middle of an incident as police clashed with protesters.
Some tear gas fired by police entered the car, before the driver escaped through a gap in the flames on the road.
No Force India staff were hurt but two team members have asked to return home.

Force India driver Nico Hulkenberg questioned the decision to stage the Bahrain race , telling BBC Sport: "We shouldn't have been put in this position".
But while team-mate Paul di Resta described Wednesday's incident as "uncomfortable" he is prepared to take part if Sunday's grand prix goes ahead.

The mechanics were travelling on the main highway from the track into the capital Manama when unrest spilled into the road.
After being stopped in the road for two to three minutes, the vehicle was able to move away as part of a larger group of traffic.
Anti-government protests in Bahrain caused the 2011 race to be called off, and a number of teams expected a similar outcome for this year's race amid security concerns.
Teams and drivers are known to have private misgivings about the wisdom of racing in Bahrain amid ongoing civil unrest, but none have so far publicly questioned the decision.
The four men were said to be emotional, upset and angry with organisers that the race had been allowed to go ahead.
Bahrain circuit chairman Zayed R Alzayani said: "They weren't targeted. They just happened to be there.
"I think it's unfortunate. It's an issue of timing. It could happen in any place in the world really, getting caught up in a riot or a fight or anything."

One of the Force India team who has asked to return home was in the 4x4, which ran into trouble around 20 minutes from the circuit on the outskirts of the capital Manama.
It came at the end of the first day of work for teams in Bahrain, where they have travelled for this weekend's race following assurances from the country's authorities and F1's governing body, the FIA, that the Gulf state is completely safe.
The MRS team entered in the supporting Porsche SuperCup series has withdrawn from the weekend's season-opening race, saying it could not guarantee the safety of staff.
A spokesman for the McLaren F1 team said: "We are putting in place the appropriate security measures, which we always do at every grand prix, in accordance with local requirements."
Alzayani said there would "probably" be more violence, adding: "I can't comment on the degree of violence, whether it will be more or not - I don't have that kind of information.
"I don't think they will be within the track or close to the track, and I think they will be handled in the right way."
Alzayani said his advice to fans was "be vigilant".
"I would give them advice to enjoy the weekend," he said. "Don't be too worried and too distracted not to enjoy the weekend."
A statement from the circuit said the Force India group had driven through "an isolated incident involving a handful of illegal protestors acting violently towards police."
It added: "During this incident a Molotov cocktail landed in the vicinity of their vehicle.
"After approximately two minutes, the route was cleared and the vehicle carried on its journey. There were no casualties and eyewitness reports from the scene confirmed that their vehicle had not been targeted itself."
The Gulf Kingdom's ruling royal family are being pressured to improve human rights and make reforms by the majority Shia population, who accuse the minority ruling Sunnis of discrimination.

Amnesty International says torture and ill-treatment continue in Bahrain
On Friday, the FIA said it was "satisfied that all the proper security measures are in place for the running of a Formula 1 world championship event", and the race will go ahead.
However, with practice in Sakhir due to start on Friday, protests have continued in Manama with more scheduled for near the circuit on Sunday's raceday.
The Foreign Office said it would not be advising British fans to avoid travelling to the grand prix, although it was concerned about the unrest.
An all-party for group of MPs has written to F1 sponsors and urged them to boycott the event.
Some television broadcasters have decided against attending this year's race, but it is set to be shown in the UK.
Sky Sports refused to comment, while a spokesman for BBC Sport - which is due to screen highlights - said: "As the race has been officially sanctioned by the FIA we will cover the event as part of our contractual obligations.
"We take staff safety very seriously and continue to closely monitor the situation on the ground."
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19 Apr 2012 11:24 AM
Bahrain Grand Prix: Hulkenberg questions decision to race

Force India driver Nico Hulkenberg has questioned the decision to race in Bahrain as street violence continues in the Gulf Kingdom.
Four Force India team members were forced to flee as protesters clashed with police.
"We shouldn't have been put in this position," Hulkenberg told BBC Sport.
His team-mate Paul di Resta said it was "an uncomfortable situation", but he wants to race unless the sport's governing body, the FIA, say otherwise.
Anti-government protests in Bahrain caused the 2011 race to be called off and a number of teams expected a similar outcome for this year's race amid security concerns.

Last week, the FIA said the race would go ahead as it was "satisfied that all the proper security measures are in place for the running of a Formula 1 world championship event."
Teams and drivers are known to have private misgivings about the wisdom of racing in Bahrain amid ongoing civil unrest - protests have continued in the capital Manama with more scheduled for near the circuit on Sunday's race day - but Hulkenberg is the first to publicly question the decision.
"It is obviously not right that that sort of stuff happens," Hulkenberg said. "We are here to race. The F1 business is about entertainment and these sort of things should not really be happening to us.
"Whether it is right or not I don't really know. It's difficult to say. I am not a politician, I am a formula 1 driver, but it should not really be happening should it?
"It is not good that we have to worry about it: that is the way it is now and let's see and hope that the rest of the weekend is good and calm."
When asked if he felt safe in Bahrain, the German said: "I feel okay, yeah."
One of the Force India team members who was involved in the incident on Wednesday has flown home to the UK.
"It's an uncomfortable situation, what happened on Wednesday," Di Resta told BBC Sport. "Some people in the team have been negative towards it.

"I'm totally comfortable with their decision and I support why they have taken action."
Di Resta insisted he wanted to stay in Bahrain but called on the sport's decision makers to monitor the situation.
"It is normal business at the moment in the paddock," he said. "I feel comfortable and if there is a race going on, I definitely want to be a part of it. We're here to do one thing.
"The team have taken direction from the FIA. They say it's safe to travel. We have to take direction from our team because that's what we're contracted to do.
"There are some big people around Formula 1 who make the decisions. I hope they are taking more of a view, having a closer look, getting a bit more actively involved in it and they will guide us through."
Force India deputy team principal Bob Fernley added: "I think all precautions have been taken. Clearly there are going to be some demonstrations, there's no question of that.
"We are assured those are likely to be peaceful. There's not going to be many issues from our point of view. We're completely comfortable with that."
McLaren's Jenson Button refused to be drawn on the matter: "I'm not going to get into the details of it. You're here interviewing me as a driver, and that's exactly what I'm going to talk about - motor racing.
"The outside issues I'm not going to talk about because it's not what I'm here to do."
Reigning world champion Sebastian Vettel said: "Outside the paddock there is a risk, but I think there is a risk everywhere we go.
"In Brazil, it is not really the place you want to be depending on the area you are.
"I haven't seen anyone throwing bombs, there is a lot of hype. It is good we start our job here which is sport and nothing else."
Lotus driver Romain Grosjean added: "We can not ignore the situation but we are sportsmen, not politicans.
"Hopefully the race can give a better vision of Bahrain and it may help."
Ferrari's Fernando Alonso said: "We are here because the decision made by people who had all the information in their hands.
"Everyone thinks it is safe to be here. So no problem."
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19 Apr 2012 11:27 AM
Bahrain Grand Prix: MPs call for sponsors to boycott race

The All Party Parliamentary Group for Democracy in Bahrain has written to F1 sponsors and urged them to boycott this weekend's Bahrain Grand Prix.
The FIA has decided to go ahead with the event despite civil unrest.
Group chairman, Labour MP Andy Slaughter, said: "I think it is a very silly decision they [FIA] have made.
"We sincerely hope you will rethink your associations with the Bahrain Grand Prix and decide to curtail your sponsorship of the race at Sakhir."
Slaughter added: "Nobody can deny the problems we had last year in Bahrain (when the race was cancelled) are continuing. I think that's very clear.
"There is no more reason for going ahead than last year. It is naive to say (it's only about sport)... even if you're not interested in the wider political situation there, there are still humanitarian issues here."
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19 Apr 2012 11:30 AM
Jenson Button 'trusts' FIA's Bahrain GP decision

Jenson Button says he trusts the FIA's decision to go ahead with this weekend's Bahrain Grand Prix.
There had been calls for it to be postponed following civil unrest in the country, as well as opposition to F1 in some pro-democracy demonstrations.
Button said: "I trust in the FIA that they know all the information so we have to trust in their decision.
"I don't think they will ever want to put us at risk. They do a lot on safety for drivers."
He continued: "That's a priority for them. If everything is straightforward and nothing happens, it's not even going to be in the back of my mind at all."
Bahrain GP problems
Last year's Bahrain Grand Prix was called off because of civil unrest

Last week, a number of Formula 1 teams expected the Bahrain GP to be called off amid security concerns but the FIA said it was "satisfied that all the proper security measures are in place".
There is an increased police presence on the roads to the Sakhir International Circuit, where this weekend's racing will take place.
Button has spent two days in Dubai preparing for the warm temperatures, which are expected to exceed 30C in Bahrain.
And the 32-year-old from Somerset said: "It's a massive thing for us, for me especially.
"I don't know why I can't work tyres in cold conditions. It must be the way I drive. I've tried driving differently but it doesn't work. Heat really helps me."
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19 Apr 2012 11:31 AM
Formula 1 given safety assurance over Bahrain Grand Prix

No-one travelling to the Bahrain Grand Prix will be in danger, according to the leader of the nation's opposition Centre for Human Rights group.
Civil unrest in the country had led to calls for the race to be postponed, while some pro-democracy demonstrators have protested against F1.
But Nabeel Rajab said: "Nobody will harm anybody, no-one in a Formula 1 team, nobody.
"They are angry at the sport, but it's not personal, it's about politics."
Anti-government protests in the Gulf kingdom caused the 2011 race to be called off, and a number of teams expected a similar outcome for this year's race amid security concerns.
But the FIA said it was "satisfied that all the proper security measures are in place for the running of a Formula 1 world championship event", and the race will go ahead on Sunday.
However, with practice in Sakhir due to start on Friday, protests have continued in the capital, Manama.
Rajab added: "We're protesting to show anger at Formula 1 for conducting the race here.
"People see Formula 1 as representing these dictators, and it is not good, not even for Formula 1.
"The ruling regime should be punished and not rewarded with Formula 1."
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19 Apr 2012 11:33 AM
Clashes erupt after Bahrain Grand Prix exhibit protest

Anti-government protests have been widespread in the run up to the Grand Prix

A local journalist told the BBC the demonstrators in Old Manama were shouting "Down, down, F1" and demanding the release of Abdulhadi al-Khawaja.

The activist has been on hunger strike in prison for more than two months.

Mr Khawaja's lawyer earlier told the BBC that his client had removed the intravenous drip keeping him alive.

The 52-year-old told his wife on Tuesday afternoon that he was also now refusing anything but water, Mohammed al-Jishi said.

Mr Khawaja believed nothing was being done to resolve his continued detention, and this was the only way to force the issue, he added.


Abdulhadi al-Khawaja's lawyer released this picture of his client taken in hospital on 3 April
Mr Khawaja was convicted by a military court in June of plotting against the state, but human rights groups have said that his trial was "grossly unfair".

They said his conviction was based on a confession he made under duress, and that no evidence was presented showing he had used or advocated violence during protests against King Hamad Al Khalifa.

Bahrain's highest court is due to rule on Mr Khawaja's appeal against his conviction on Monday - a day after the Grand Prix.

Last year's race was cancelled after at least 35 people, including five police, were killed during a crackdown on pro-democracy protests.

Activists 'arrested'
Formula 1's governing body, the FIA, only decided to go ahead with this weekend's race at the last minute.

Although the number of activists was small, they managed to get right in to the centre of Manama's old market, an area frequented by tourists and expatriates. Once there, they held up banners demanding the release of Abdulhadi al-Khawaja, who is in prison on the 70th day of a hunger strike, and reportedly close to death.

The protesters are determined to use this weekend's Formula 1 race to draw world attention to their year-long campaign for democracy, and to the government's continuing suppression.

The government, run by the ruling Al Khalifa family, is determined to stop them. Opposition groups say between 60 and 80 activists have been taken from their homes in the last few days as the government rounds up those it fears will cause most trouble.

On Wednesday, opposition supporters held a protest demanding Sunday's Grand Prix also be called off, and calling for the immediate release of Mr Khawaja in Old Manama.

A Bahraini journalist, who asked not to be named for fear of arrest, told the BBC that there were chaotic scenes outside Bab al-Bahrain, which marks the entrance to the main souq.

Veteran activist Nabeel Rajab reportedly stood near Bab al-Bahrain chanting anti-government slogans, while others carried signs reading: "Your silence is killing al-Khawaja".

The journalist warned: "If he dies the streets will explode."

Riot police at first demanded the protesters leave. When they refused, officers fired deafening "sound bombs" into the crowd, sending protesters and bystanders running.

Stun grenades and rubber bullets were also used to disperse the protesters, while helicopters circled overhead and interior ministry officers filmed the clashes, the journalist said.

The Bahrain Youth Society for Human Rights meanwhile told AFP news agency the authorities had arrested about 80 pro-democracy activists from villages outside the capital ahead of the Grand Prix.
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20 Apr 2012 09:44 AM
Bahrain Grand Prix: Crown prince backs race despite protests

Bahrain Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa says the weekend's grand prix will go ahead despite protests.
"Cancelling the race just powers extremists. Having it allows us to build bridges and celebrate our nation as an idea that's positive," he said.
Unrest in the Gulf state has led to calls for the race to be called off for the second year running.
The Force India team missed Friday's second practice session as they wanted to return to their hotel before dark.

Jackie Stewart, speaking to BBC Sport's Dan Roan
"It would have been wrong not to go ahead with the race because it would mean in the future when there is any unrest, you would have to do the same thing. I was here in the dark, my sons went to various villages because they wanted to see what was going on, my wife was out shopping. There is so much unrest in other parts of the Middle East, far beyond anything you're seeing here."

Four of their mechanics narrowly avoided being hit by petrol bombs during a clash between protesters and police on Wednesday.
On Thursday, a bus containing 12 mechanics from the Sauber team took to the hard shoulder after encountering a burning bottle in the road and seeing masked men running towards their lane. No-one was hurt in either incident.
Several British politicians have called for the race to be cancelled while Amnesty International said "not much has changed" in Bahrain since last year's protests led to the deaths of more than 50 anti-government demonstrators.
Prime minister David Cameron said it was a matter for Formula 1, but Labour leader Ed Milliband insisted it would send out the wrong signal if the grand prix went ahead at a time of protests over human rights abuses.
However, Prince Salman said he thought the race could be "a force for good".
"I think this race should continue because it is indeed a very big event for this country, important economically, socially," he said.
"Political parties from the whole spectrum, both conservative and opposition, have welcomed the race.
"And it was only a few politicians who made those comments and it certainly doesn't represent the entire British political system."
The crown prince, flanked by F1 chief Bernie Ecclestone, gave a media briefing at the track
Ecclestone said: "We came here because this race asked to be put on the calendar, and we're happy and delighted it was. We've come here and that's it.
"What happens in this country is nothing to do with us. As his Royal Highness said, we have people in all sorts of countries not satisfied, people in England - Conservative and Labour - that don't agree with things.
"That's how it is. That's how the world is.
"But this race has given the protesters an incredible platform for all you guys to talk to them.
"They say they talk about democracy, which is freedom of speech. They've had all the freedom in the world to talk to you guys."
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Force India chose not to run their cars in the second practice session at the Bahrain Grand Prix so they could return to their hotel before dark.
The decision came after four team mechanics narrowly avoided being hit by petrol bombs during a clash between protesters and police on Wednesday.
Team boss Bob Fernley said: "We have to ensure the crew are comfortable."

In a separate incident on Thursday, Sauber became the second team involved in a roadside incident.
A bus containing 12 Sauber mechanics took to the hard shoulder after encountering a burning bottle in the road and seeing masked men running towards their lane.
Sauber confirmed that nobody from the team was hurt and they did not regard it as an attack on their vehicle.
F1 boss Bernie Ecclestone said he had offered Force India a police escort from the track following their incident on Wednesday.
Speaking to BBC Sport, Ecclestone said: "I said if they were the slightest bit concerned, whatever time they would normally leave the circuit, I will be here and travel in their vehicle back to the hotel, without any escort or police.
"If they want an escort, they can have police, I am happy to travel without. I don't think they have any need to be concerned."
Ecclestone and the Bahrain Grand Prix organisers have worked hard to present the Gulf state as safe.
The incident on Wednesday came as the Force India team members were returning from the track to their hotel at about 2000 local time on the main highway from the track to the capital, Manama.
Ecclestone said he did not want to comment on the incident because he was not there.
He insisted it was "absolutely 100%" the right decision to go to Bahrain, pointing to recent riots in Spain and crime in Brazil as examples that other countries had problems.

Asked if he felt Bahrain were blurring the boundaries between sport and politics by using a "UniF1ed" slogan to promote the grand prix, Ecclestone said it was "not for us to decide how somebody wants to use the race. We're not here to give an opinion on how this country should be run - or any other country".
Fernley told BBC Sport Force India fully supported the Bahrain Grand Prix but safety was paramount.
He said: "We are doing the best we can to make sure the crew is safe. There will be protests, it was an unfortunate incident and when it happens to your team you have to deal with it in a proper manner.
"We were the only team affected. Sometimes emotions and logic don't add up."
Asked how he felt about the teams being told Bahrain was safe, Fernley said: "We all know there is a very slight risk with coming here."
Not all the teams are staying in central Manama - McLaren, Red Bull and Mercedes are all in a resort complex about 3km from the track.
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