The 2014 Bahrain GP could be held at night

Bahrain could celebrate its 1th anniversary in Formula 2014 by hosting next year's race at night. This was revealed by the president of the circuit, Zayed Alzayani. The news follows that of Bernie Ecclestone's choice to keep the desert race on the calendar in the future. Bahrain could also host the first race in XNUMX.

Bahrain's current contract expires in 2016 and the F1 CEO said: “They are doing a superb job and we are more than happy to offer them a five-year renewal. I don't see any problem,” added Ecclestone.

However, next year will not be the tenth Bahrain GP as the race was excluded from the calendar in 2011 due to revolutionary unrest. But 2014 will mark the 2004th anniversary of the first race in Sakhir in 1. To mark the occasion, Alzayani said: “We have many options. A night race could be a possibility, but it's not the only one. There are pros and cons,” he explained to the Guardian, confirming that Bahrain will remain in FXNUMX in the long term.