Politics and race do not match. Whether former FIA president Max Mosley, the fascist sympathies and the dispute over Cyprus being played on the stage of the Grand Prix of Turkey, there is simply no room for them in motorsport. But with political unrest spread in the Arab world, it looks like revolution in the nature of race has once again received.
On the back of the successful regime change in both Tunisia and Egypt, demonstrators on the streets in the Middle East, in an effort to overthrow corrupt regimes in their respective countries. Little of this has nothing to do with racing, except in Bahrain. The Gulf state is home to the Sakhir circuit that hosts was, among other events, Grand Prix of Bahrain originally set to kick off the Formula One season in a few weeks. But the organizers have confirmed titles that Bahrain Grand Prix will take place. "We thought it was for the country, more immediate issues of national interest focus important, " said Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad bin Isa Al-Khalifa.
The organizers have already had to Call Off The GP2 Asia Series race that takes place there this weekend was supposed to, and are forced to do the same with the F1 test before the season that was to follow due to be done. This rejection means that the 2011 Formula 1 season is now on 27 March in Australia begin.
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