The Australian Grand Prix has been the first Grand Prix of each Formula 1 season since 1996, except for two years, in 2006 and 2010, when this honor went to Bahrain, on the F1 calendar since 2004. The rest of the time, the race held in Sakhir has been among the first races\u2014except for the 2011 edition, canceled following the “Arab Spring”\u2014but its owner would like to regain the status of the opening Grand Prix.<\/p>\n
\u00ab It’s good to start the season here, it gives us a chance to have the teams here longer, there is more anticipation, more unknowns, how the cars will react with the new tires, the rules, the drivers are just getting into the rhythm. But the decision is not entirely ours. We are thinking about 2014 and beyond, but it’s too early to discuss the 2014 calendar. We are open to any proposals, \u00bb Zayed Alzayani shared in the paddock of the Sakhir circuit, which he manages.<\/p>\n
The calendar of the Formula 1 World Championship is the prerogative of Bernie Ecclestone’s Formula One Management, and the latter is not opposed to this idea, as he told Reuters<\/i>: \u00ab We could do it, I think. We have to look into it. \u00bb<\/p>\n
In order to tip the scales a bit more in his favor, Zayed Alzayani would like to pair the status of the first Grand Prix of the season with that of hosting the final pre-season testing session. This has happened in the past, in 2008, when Ferrari and Toyota traveled to Bahrain for a testing session. Another session could have been held in Bahrain in 2011, but it was ultimately canceled and relocated to Barcelona.<\/p>\n
\u00ab The only problem we have – not us, but the teams – is the cost of logistics to come here and return to Europe. It’s one of the advantages of having the first race, as they can come for the last tests and then leave their equipment here until the race weekend, \u00bb added Alzayani.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Since its inclusion in the Formula 1 World Championship calendar, Bahrain has opened the season twice, and the officials of the Sakhir circuit would like this to happen again in the years to come.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":32,"featured_media":40974,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,1749],"tags":[121,1404],"class_list":["post-17503","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-f1","category-news","tag-calendrier","tag-sakhir"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n