Williams CEO Adam Parr has completely dismissed the idea of racing in Bahrain on October 30th, rather than India as previously planned.
The decision by the FIA to reinstate the Bahrain GP has received widespread condemnation and even violates the sports own regulations.
This revelation prompted Bernie Ecclestone to change his tune, rather than supporting the event, he says there is no way it’s going ahead in 2011.
Parr agrees, saying such a late change is unacceptable to make without consulting the teams.
“It’s not about whether the race goes ahead, it’s about whether we change the calendar at this stage of the season and that’s what we’ve written about it,” Parr told Reuters.
“The issue that we’re concerned about is that fans, sponsors, teams, have made logistic arrangements to be in India for a particular weekend, the 30th of October, and we’ve been presented with a calendar where it’s on December 11.
“How do you say to people who have booked a two-week holiday in India to take in the Grand Prix, ‘sorry you’ll be in India but we won’t.’
“We’ve explained our position…and there’s nothing more to talk about. It’s just too late to change it.”
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