FIA, official: the Bahrain GP will take place

The FIA ​​has announced that the 1 Formula 2012 Bahrain GP will take place as scheduled next weekend. The Federation has issued an official statement.

“The FIA ​​is the governing body of motorsport and Formula 1. Accordingly, it sets calendar dates based on proposals from commercial rights holders in agreement with national authorities based on all safety-related matters. The FIA ​​ensures that each event part of an FIA Championship is organized in accordance with the FIA ​​Statutes and the Sporting and Technical Rules and that the safety of the public, staff, drivers and teams is ensured throughout the course of each event . The FIA ​​must make rational decisions based on the information provided to us by the Bahraini authorities and the commercial rights holder. In addition we were invited to check the situation in Bahrain. President Jean Todt led a delegation to the Kingdom of Bahrain in November to meet with a large number of decision-makers, including Shiite representatives of parliament, the chairman of the Bahrain Independent Commission of Inquiry, ambassadors of European Union countries, the prince, the Minister of the Interior and many members of the local business community.

They all expressed their desire to see the race again in 2012 and the FIA ​​has kept in touch with these key figures since then. Away from the spotlight the FIA ​​has received constant feedback from most of the senior officials in Bahrain and other independent experts. The 2012 calendar submitted by the commercial rights holder was ratified by the World Motorsport Council in September 2011. Since then there have been no requests from the F1 Commission or the commercial rights holder to the World Council to postpone or cancel the Bahrain GP . Based on the current information held by the FIA ​​at this stage, the safety measures in place for the conduct of the Bahrain GP are satisfactory. Furthermore, the FIA ​​confirms that the 2012 Bahrain GP will take place as scheduled."