Bahrain Grand Prix given green light

The Bahrain Grand Prix will go ahead as planned on April 22, the FIA have confirmed.

Bahrain Grand Prix given green light
Fri, 13 Apr, 2012 - 09:20

The Bahrain Grand Prix will go ahead as planned on April 22, the FIA have confirmed.

The decision comes despite unrest in the Gulf kingdom and anti-government protests which resulted in the deaths of a number of demonstrators last year.

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