Race In Bahrain
Bahrain set to be confirmed as opening grand prix of 2014 Formula One season, according to Martin Whitmarsh
As for the Race In Bahrain, a controversial affair in recent years given the civil uprising which took place in the tiny Gulf kingdom in 2011 and the unrest which has followed, it has twice before acted as Formula One’s curtain raiser, in 2006 and in 2010.
Whitmarsh, who also serves as the chairman of the Formula One Teams Association, said that he expected its return to the opening slot to be a formality. “I think you know that the manufacturers and the teams want to start testing a little earlier,” Whitmarsh said. “The idea of having a test in mid-January, probably in Jerez, logistically is straightforward.
“Then having a gap by which you can respond to the issues and then testing in some warm weather in the Middle East seems to be attractive to the teams. And if you’re there, starting the season there seems a pretty sensible approach. So I think most people have agreed it and I suspect it’s going to be confirmed.”
Whitmarsh added that he had no idea whether Russia or New Jersey would be ready in time, but he did caution against trying to force too many races on to a sport already groaning under the strain.
“I don’t know whether there really will be 21 races. I’ve heard the stories of a variety of new venues, from Russia and talk of New Jersey again and those sorts of things. They are both important territories, aren’t they?
“Whether all the other dates on the calendar survive I don’t know but 21 races is a lot that is for sure. This year we have 19, we did 20 last year. I know it’s only one more but we have been saying that since we were at about 14 races and most of those were in Europe. It gets quite tough for the teams.”
Bahrain set to be confirmed as opening grand prix of 2014 Formula One season, according to Martin Whitmarsh
As for the Race In Bahrain, a controversial affair in recent years given the civil uprising which took place in the tiny Gulf kingdom in 2011 and the unrest which has followed, it has twice before acted as Formula One’s curtain raiser, in 2006 and in 2010.
Whitmarsh, who also serves as the chairman of the Formula One Teams Association, said that he expected its return to the opening slot to be a formality. “I think you know that the manufacturers and the teams want to start testing a little earlier,” Whitmarsh said. “The idea of having a test in mid-January, probably in Jerez, logistically is straightforward.
“Then having a gap by which you can respond to the issues and then testing in some warm weather in the Middle East seems to be attractive to the teams. And if you’re there, starting the season there seems a pretty sensible approach. So I think most people have agreed it and I suspect it’s going to be confirmed.”
Whitmarsh added that he had no idea whether Russia or New Jersey would be ready in time, but he did caution against trying to force too many races on to a sport already groaning under the strain.
“I don’t know whether there really will be 21 races. I’ve heard the stories of a variety of new venues, from Russia and talk of New Jersey again and those sorts of things. They are both important territories, aren’t they?
“Whether all the other dates on the calendar survive I don’t know but 21 races is a lot that is for sure. This year we have 19, we did 20 last year. I know it’s only one more but we have been saying that since we were at about 14 races and most of those were in Europe. It gets quite tough for the teams.”
Race In Bahrain
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