Site logo

Ecclestone claims Bahrain is off

NEWS STORY
08/06/2011

Speaking to BBC Sport this morning, Bernie Ecclestone appeared to suggest that the Bahrain Grand Prix is back off the 2011 calendar.

"Hopefully there'll be peace and quiet and we can return in the future, but of course it's not on," he told the British broadcaster. "The schedule cannot be rescheduled without the agreement of the participants... they're the facts."

His words echo Max Mosley's comments yesterday, when the former FIA president revealed that the schedule cannot be changed without the written authority of the twelve teams.

Furthermore, he appears to contradict (FIA vice-president) Carlo Gracia's official claim that all is well - a result of the Spaniard's 'fact finding' mission to Bahrain during which he met various members of the Al-Khalifa family.

With Ecclestone and Mosley now appearing to sing from the same hymn sheet, it would appear that suddenly it is Jean Todt who finds himself caught in the crosshairs.

LATEST NEWS

more news >

RELATED ARTICLES

LATEST IMAGES

galleries >

  • Pitpass.com latest F1/Formula 1 images
  • Pitpass.com latest F1/Formula 1 images
  • Pitpass.com latest F1/Formula 1 images
  • Pitpass.com latest F1/Formula 1 images
  • Pitpass.com latest F1/Formula 1 images
  • Pitpass.com latest F1/Formula 1 images
  • Pitpass.com latest F1/Formula 1 images
  • Pitpass.com latest F1/Formula 1 images
  • Pitpass.com latest F1/Formula 1 images
  • Pitpass.com latest F1/Formula 1 images
  • Pitpass.com latest F1/Formula 1 images
  • Pitpass.com latest F1/Formula 1 images
  • Pitpass.com latest F1/Formula 1 images
  • Pitpass.com latest F1/Formula 1 images
  • Pitpass.com latest F1/Formula 1 images
  • Pitpass.com latest F1/Formula 1 images
  • Pitpass.com latest F1/Formula 1 images
  • Pitpass.com latest F1/Formula 1 images
  • Pitpass.com latest F1/Formula 1 images
  • Pitpass.com latest F1/Formula 1 images

POST A COMMENT

or Register for a Pitpass ID to have your say

Please note that all posts are reactively moderated and must adhere to the site's posting rules and etiquette.

Post your comment

READERS COMMENTS

 

No comments posted as yet, would you like to be the first to have your say?

Share this page

X

Copyright © Pitpass 2002 - 2024. All rights reserved.

about us  |  advertise  |  contact  |  privacy & security  |  rss  |  terms