ArchivesTag : f1
Whitaker steps down as BIC supremo
Martin Whitaker has stepped down as the chief executive officer (CEO) of Bahrain International Circuit (BIC), chairman of the BIC board Zayed Al Zayani announced last night.
In a planned move, BIC chief operating officer Shaikh Salman bin Isa Al Khalifa will take over as the new CEO while Mr Whitaker will continue as Formula One [...]
F1: New points system set to be adopted for 2010
The top ten finishers in a Grand Prix will score points next season under a new system expected to be ratified by the FIA World Motor Sport Council (WMSC) on Friday. The proposed amendment, put forward due to the expanded grid of 13 teams for 2010, was agreed by the F1 Commission on Thursday after [...]
Full StoryToyota: Bahrain best value
Toyota’s technical chief Pascal Vasselon has said he believes testing in Bahrain offers “the best value for money”.
Full StoryStart Your Engines
There is no telling who will take the checkered flag in this year’s Bahrain Formula 1 Grand Prix but one sure winner will be the kingdom’s economy, which will benefit from an injection of cash and international promotion.
This year’s race, to be run over the weekend of April 4 to 6, is set to be [...]
Bahrain investor hit by McLaren scandal
The investment arm of the Bahraini government will this week be consulted by Formula One team McLaren as it weighs up whether to appeal a $100 million (BD37.8m) fine imposed after a hearing into claims it had access to secret information about its rival Ferrari.
A spokeswoman for McLaren yesterday confirmed to the GDN that team [...]
Bahrain’s built for speed: Race weekend in an Arab kingdom
When compared with Melbourne, Monaco or Magny-Cours, the tiny Middle Eastern island of Bahrain doesn’t seem like the most obvious place for a Formula One race: local mores mean no camping at the track or alcohol in the grandstand; and the occasional bomb inspection when your taxi approaches a hotel in Manama, the capital city, [...]
Full StoryBahrain firm to build Abu Dhabi F1 circuit
Aldar Properties has awarded Bahrain-based construction firm Cebarco-WCT a $350 million contract to build Abu Dhabi’s F1 circuit.
The deal was announced on Monday by Cebarco-WCT’s Malaysian parent company WCT Engineering in a statement to the Bursa Malaysia.
The racetrack will be situated on the southern side of Yas Island and is expected to complete by the [...]
F1 quick facts
That each of the 11 teams in Bahrain has brought in up to 40 tonnes of equipment. Of this, 30 tonnes consist of mechanical needs such as three chassis, the engines, spare parts, tools, wheels and pit equipment.
That there are nearly 180 large computers and 300 laptops in use among the 11 teams, supplied by [...]
100,000 fans expected at Grand Prix
More than 100,000 fans are expected to flood the Bahrain International Circuit (BIC), in Sakhir, during the 2007 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix.
The F1 weekend will be held from April 13 to 15 and organisers say that ticket sales are 20 per cent up on last year.
“Ticket sales have been phenomenal in recent weeks,” [...]
Bahrain Circuit’s revenues soaring
Bahrain International Circuit Company’s revenue is increasing every year, Finance Minister Shaikh Ahmed bin Mohammed Al Khalifa told MPs yesterday.
The company posted revenues of BD116 million last year, which was up from BD101.4m in 2004.
“We are expecting further increases in the revenue considering that there are many companies interested in staging their events at the [...]
Bahrain might continue to host the F1 season opening race
Australia’s grand prix boss has vowed to keep fighting to restore Melbourne to the top of the Formula One schedule.
To make way for the Commonwealth Games, the race at Albert Park deferred to season-opening substitute Bahrain earlier this year but remains contracted to open the calendar.
However, with Bahrain recording better global TV ratings than usual [...]
Changing times for Bahrain
These are not easy times for Bahrain, despite the efforts being made by the authorities to create a tourist paradise in the years ahead. The Formula 1 Grand Prix is an important part of that process along with massive construction projects which are either underway or now being planned. The vast Bahrain Financial Harbour is [...]
Full StoryHip-Hopping Big Time in Bahrain
As a DJ for 50 Cent, I have been able to travel the world. Most recently we toured countries like Australia, New Zealand, Taiwan, and Thailand. As the tour came to end, 50 Cent went to Morocco to start on his new movie with Samuel L. Jackson and I began my own tour, the “Sada [...]
Full StoryRight formula for success…
Officials have hailed the third Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix as the most successful event since Formula One arrived in the country.
More than 40,000 fans flocked to the Bahrain International Circuit for this year’s race, 6,000 spectators up on last year’s race day.
It meant 77,000 people visited the track during the three days of F1 [...]
One last thought about Bahrain
The Grand Prix in Bahrain may be doing wonders for the reputation of the city and there is clear development going on all over the island but this does not seem to have had much of effect on the crowds. In 2005 the circuit said that it had attracted 77,257 spectators over three days. This [...]
Full Story
