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[myownalias]

Commentator said the attendance is around 150.

Five minutes into the session, there were only 58 people in the grandstand, as personally counted by Ted Kravitz!

[vlad]

Nice to see Vettel still up there, considering how early he was out.

[LewEngBridewell]

Commentator said the attendance is around 150.

Five minutes into the session, there were only 58 people in the grandstand, as personally counted by Ted Kravitz!

How embarrassing!

Even more so when you consider that, due to press coverage, the event is likely to receive plenty of TV coverage

[myownalias]

Commentator said the attendance is around 150.

Five minutes into the session, there were only 58 people in the grandstand, as personally counted by Ted Kravitz!

How embarrassing!

Even more so when you consider that, due to press coverage, the event is likely to receive plenty of TV coverage

I'm trying to decide whether it's because of the tight security or whether the Bahraini people really don't want F1 in their country!

Looking at the top 12 from FP1; I don't think we can read anything at all into the result; can't see Paul di Resta having genuine pace to qualify third!

[racechick]

Commentator said the attendance is around 150.

Five minutes into the session, there were only 58 people in the grandstand, as personally counted by Ted Kravitz!

How embarrassing!

Even more so when you consider that, due to press coverage, the event is likely to receive plenty of TV coverage

I'm trying to decide whether it's because of the tight security or whether the Bahraini people really don't want F1 in their country!

Looking at the top 12 from FP1; I don't think we can read anything at all into the result; can't see Paul di Resta having genuine pace to qualify third!

The Force Indias went out on soft tyres. The stands just looked completely empty. I would imagine people are too afraid to go there.
I did hear a deabate this morning on five live (from each side of the conflict) and one ststistic that was given was that 70% of people wanted the gp to go ahead. Somehow , not sure how trustworthy that statistic is though.

[Hammer278]

First practice and we already have 8 cars separated by just a second. Wow.

[andrew]

Commentator said the attendance is around 150.

Five minutes into the session, there were only 58 people in the grandstand, as personally counted by Ted Kravitz!

How embarrassing!

Even more so when you consider that, due to press coverage, the event is likely to receive plenty of TV coverage

It is a practice session, it's a Friday in an Islamic nation and there will be virtually no tourists (if any) on the go so it's hardly surprising that there is more or less no one there.

[stonemonkey]

The what concert?

http://www.bna.bh/portal/en/news/504672

The grand finale to a lively weekend of sheer fun and entertainment is the LMFAO concert on Sunday evening after the post-race celebrations for the podium finishers.

[LRW]

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I did hear a deabate this morning on five live (from each side of the conflict) and one ststistic that was given was that 70% of people wanted the gp to go ahead. Somehow , not sure how trustworthy that statistic is though.

70% of uk viewers litening to 5live....?

[racechick]

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I did hear a deabate this morning on five live (from each side of the conflict) and one ststistic that was given was that 70% of people wanted the gp to go ahead. Somehow , not sure how trustworthy that statistic is though.

70% of uk viewers litening to 5live....?

No,sorry badly explained. 70% of people living in Bahrain

[stevieadeleye]

I'd rather see the GRAND PRIX held in New Zealand or Finland...
at least they have an F1 pedigree!

[racechick]

I'd rather see the GRAND PRIX held in New Zealand or Finland...
at least they have an F1 pedigree!

Absolutely!! And welcome to the forum

[andrew]

I'd rather see the GRAND PRIX held in New Zealand or Finland...
at least they have an F1 pedigree!

It's a business, not a sport. F1 has to go to where it'll make money, i.e. the highest bidder.

[vaptin]

Actually, the location is kinda irrelevant in terms of the sport, seeing as all tracks get designed by Tilke nowadays.

[What's Burning?]

McLaren's and Ferrari's funding is heavily based in the middle east now.