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Old 9 Jul 2011, 14:42 (Ref:2924149)   #1
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Trouble in Malaysia

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worl...al-reform.html

Sounds like this could be another Bahrain-type situation from an F1 standpoint.

It could potentially have a big impact due to the involvement of Petronas with Mercedes and Renault with its Group Lotus sponsorship.

The biggest impact could be felt by Team Lotus.

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Old 9 Jul 2011, 21:14 (Ref:2924327)   #2
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Bahrain is a dictatorship. Most of the other countries involved in unrest are dictatorships. Malaysia isn't a dictatorship though, so no, I don't expect Malaysia to be another Bahrain.
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The BBC has the story.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-14076424
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Old 10 Jul 2011, 03:01 (Ref:2924394)   #4
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Nothing to worry about yet. Its not any worse than some of the old tactics by the Met and some tactics that still go on in mainland Europe.

We've had our own fair share of violent protests in the last 14 months but Silverstone is fine. I don't really see why this would be any different.

I still think we should bring the Tripoli track back though.
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I certainly hope that it doesn't become like Bahrain, and i don't see how the organisers can paint it that way. The 'protesters' are mainly frustrated but some government practises and their feelings were, in my view, played by certain parties. And on ground zero, the mob mentality can easily be mistaken for passion.

By the way, the organiser is an illegal body with very close relationships with the opposition coalition, and while the gathering was given the chance to assemble in a more appropriate place - where it wouldn't result in the whole capital city to be under siege (the government offered a stadium, and there is a 90,000 capacity stadia in the city suburbs) - they flatly refused. They even refused to listen to the King, which to me, is wrong.
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The question isn't about the rights and wrongs of the situation (which, to be honest, is in a bit of a news blindspot at the moment), it's about if it would be safe and appropriate to hold a race.
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Don't see any problem.

They just ran the British GP didn't they?

http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/20...police-rioters
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Don't see any problem.

They just ran the British GP didn't they?

http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/20...police-rioters
Hardly a comparable situation.
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