The bosses of Formula 1 have announced that the races in Bahrain and the US are still on making for an unchanged F1 calendar.
There have been concerns about F1 in Bahrain due to the civil unrest in the country. The US has been given a deadline to provide the sanctioning fee. The race is expected to take place on a new track in Austin.
The two venues make up an unchanged calendar consisting of 20 races which was approved by the World Council of the FIA which met in Delhi.
2012 Formula 1 Calendar:
• Australia – 18 March
• Malaysia – 25 March
• China – 15 April
• Bahrain – 22 April
• Spain – 13 May
• Monaco – 27 May
• Canada – 10 June
• Europe (Valencia) – 24 June
• Great Britain – 8 July
• Germany – 22 July
• Hungary – 29 July
• Belgium 2 September
• Italy 9 September
• Singapore – 23 September
• Japan – 7 October
• South Korea – 14 October
• India – 28 October
• Abu Dhabi – 4 November
• United States – 18 November
• Brazil – 25 November
The 2011 Grand Prix in Bahrain was cancelled after months of civil unrest in February. The country was heavily critised for the way that they handled the unrest with some predicting the 2012 race won’t take place.
If the troubles continue then it is likely that the authorities will call of the race saying that they would not want to put F1 at risk by the volatile environment. However Bernie Ecclestone has always insisted that the race will go on despite the concerns of the Bahrainis concerns.
It is anticipated that if Bahrain cancels again then the Turkish Grand Prix, which lost its place last year, will make a comeback.
The race in Texas was in doubt after Bernie Ecclestone ripped up the original contract of the original promoter. Ecclestone tried to do a deal with the new promoter at a price of £22 million which was way in excess of the £16 million originally stated.
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