Explosions near the F1 track in Bahrain have marked the travelling circus’ quick march from China to the island Kingdom.<\/p>\n
AP news agency said ‘a series of explosions’, including a gas cylinder that set a car ablaze but injured no one, set the tone in Bahrain on Sunday, one week before formula one’s most controversial annual race.<\/p>\n
Bahrain authorities, however, have pledged “adequate” security for the grand prix, which has been under a cloud since the 2011 edition had to be cancelled due to clashes between the government and protesters of the regime.<\/p>\n
Albeit expecting there to be some trouble this weekend, Force India deputy boss Bob Fernley said he is not overly worried.<\/p>\n
“You’d be a bit foolish to think there’s not going to be some sort of protest and things like that,” he told Reuters.<\/p>\n
“If formula one activates some protests and they want to get things off their chests, that’s good as well.”<\/p>\n
But last year, after a petrol bomb incident, Fernley ruled that Force India would sit out a late practice session so that team members could safely travel from the circuit back to the hotel before nightfall.<\/p>\n
Recalling the incident, Fernley said in Shanghai: “Once we’d got over that initial hiccup, we were fine.”<\/p>\n
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