Bernie Ecclestone is of the opinion that the teams are willing and happy to return to Bahrain later this year, despite most saying they’re against the idea.
In a recent interview with CNN, the Formula 1 mogul said he’d personally be happy to hold the race with the backing of the government and, when asked if the teams supported the decision, he suggested they would be ‘happy’ to return.
“I haven’t been there, you get stories about these things. They’ve lifted this restriction [state of emergency] or they’re going to lift it on the first of June.
“It’s really a case of if the government support it, allow people to travel, insurance companies are happy to allow the teams to be there.
“I think the teams are happy, if it’s all safe and everything is good then I think the teams will be happy to support [a return].”
On the subject of whether or not it was morally right to return, Ecclestone said he tries to stay away from the political side of things.
“We’ve always tried to keep out of politics and religion and things like that. I don’t really know and I don’t know if people have ever found out exactly what the problems are.
“All you can do is hear what people report. Sometimes these things are not reported that accurate. So I don’t know. I mean, if what you hear and read is true, I think we’d have to say we support the people against [the government].”
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