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The controversies and debates regarding the ability of Bahrain to host a Formula One Grand Prix are finally cooling down after the sport has scheduled back-to-back winter tests in the island kingdom.
Bahrain has been a topic of debate ever since the civil uprisings of 2011 when the F1 grand prix was cancelled due to violence.
However, a string of teams including Mercedes and Ferrari has decided to hold their pre-season test in the Sakhir Circuit.
“I think people are relaxed about going there based on their experience of this year,” said McLaren team principle Martin Whitmarsh on the issue.
Mercedes boss Ross Brawn also expressed his opinion on the topic and said that it’s not been a major topic.
“Quite frankly, it’s not been a major topic; it’s not been discussed, so hopefully we can have a quiet time there. There have been assurances about the conditions there. We can test there (in Bahrain), we prefer to test there. It’s the best, most suitable track at that time of the year,” he said.
